Geekdom
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:40 am
I'm a geek.
I should start a Geeks Anonymous. Appropriate that that would be GA, the initials of a person enabling geekdom around the U.S.
Being involved with fantasy baseball, the geek word has been a constant. People in our everyday life get a glazed look in their eyes when explaining what babip means and how it pertains to a hometown favorite player.
Even the local sportsfan, who can name the roster of a team five years ago, gets bored when explaining that the Ace of their staff is getting lit up because his gb/fb ratio is off kilter.
Yeah, I'm a geek, and most likely if you're reading this, you're a geek too.
So, in the name of Jeff Foxworthy, see if any of these hit a little too close to home.
If you think about your upcoming draft more than sex....you're a geek.
If you hear the words- done, main, and holiday and think of Adam, John, and Matt, ...you're a geek.
If you're posting on this board, instead of working....you're a geek.
If Greg is on your speed dial higher than your family members....you're a geek.
If you think the "real" Christmas comes in March....you're a geek.
If you constantly miss parts of conversations while playing mental ping pong between Santana and Sabathia....you're a geek.
If you make a work related excuse to your wife about being on the computer only to participate in a Mock Draft....you're a geek.
It's ok, I've been called a lot worse. I do think we can use a new monicker though. As of now, we are lumped in with Star Trek followers and people with IQ's that are north of 150.
We could be called "gamers". But that puts us with the video game crowd. I would rather be with the IQ people.
[ December 18, 2008, 12:07 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]
I should start a Geeks Anonymous. Appropriate that that would be GA, the initials of a person enabling geekdom around the U.S.
Being involved with fantasy baseball, the geek word has been a constant. People in our everyday life get a glazed look in their eyes when explaining what babip means and how it pertains to a hometown favorite player.
Even the local sportsfan, who can name the roster of a team five years ago, gets bored when explaining that the Ace of their staff is getting lit up because his gb/fb ratio is off kilter.
Yeah, I'm a geek, and most likely if you're reading this, you're a geek too.
So, in the name of Jeff Foxworthy, see if any of these hit a little too close to home.
If you think about your upcoming draft more than sex....you're a geek.
If you hear the words- done, main, and holiday and think of Adam, John, and Matt, ...you're a geek.
If you're posting on this board, instead of working....you're a geek.
If Greg is on your speed dial higher than your family members....you're a geek.
If you think the "real" Christmas comes in March....you're a geek.
If you constantly miss parts of conversations while playing mental ping pong between Santana and Sabathia....you're a geek.
If you make a work related excuse to your wife about being on the computer only to participate in a Mock Draft....you're a geek.
It's ok, I've been called a lot worse. I do think we can use a new monicker though. As of now, we are lumped in with Star Trek followers and people with IQ's that are north of 150.
We could be called "gamers". But that puts us with the video game crowd. I would rather be with the IQ people.
[ December 18, 2008, 12:07 PM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]
I take umbrage