Do you know the difference between a geek and a dweeb?

[Bouncy Ball]

From http://www.dustbury.com/vent/vent149.html

"Geeks, however, resemble our our designated dweebs only superficially. Geeks practice a totally different type of antisocial behavior: in an effort to focus on their particular interests, they tune out the perversities of mass culture, except to the extent that the culture provides material for mockery. While geeks may be brusque, even occasionally rude, they are seldom motivated by rancor; they simply don't consider your objections (or mine) relevant. The geek doesn't want your approval, or even your attention — he has better things to do.

On the other hand, you've already seen the sort of character we described as a dweeb. He craves your attention, and he will take steps to get it — and your approval, or lack thereof, makes no difference whatsoever. If you're a woman online, he's already pestered you, and half a dozen others in the past hour alone. He was a pain in the neck before he installed that first AOL disk, and he's a pain in the neck today. Lots more necks, in fact."

So, are you a geek or a dweeb? Going off this definition, I'd have to say I'm more geeky.

[Bouncy Ball]

1. And from Wikipedia, the difference between NERD and geek:

Nerds and geeks

The relationship of the terms "nerd" and "geek" to one another is disputed. Some view the geek as a less technically skilled nerd. Some factions maintain that "nerds" are both technically skilled and socially competent, whereas "geeks" are only technically skilled while socially incompetent; others hold an exactly reversed view, with "geek" being the socially competent counterpart of the socially incompetent "nerd", and call themselves "geeks" with pride (c.f. Geekcorps, an organization that sends people with technical skills to Third World countries to assist in computer infrastructure development).

There may be some regional differences in the use of the words "nerd" and "geek". Some claim that on the North American west coast the term "geek" is preferred to "nerd", while on the North American east coast the word "nerd" is preferred to "geek" (see Ellen Spertus's page on The Sexiest Geek Alive (http://www.mills.edu/ACAD_INFO/MCS/SPERTUS/Geek/)). Others on the east coast dispute this, claiming that they have always found "nerd" used disparagingly and "geek" used in a positive light. In Britain, this latter view tends to apply — "nerd" is more offensive than "geek", the latter of which is often affectionate.