tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post4405702206061002838..comments2024-03-28T22:41:33.502-04:00Comments on Noblemania: Geek vs. nerdMarc Tyler Noblemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-77659130093075836392012-01-20T15:04:25.024-05:002012-01-20T15:04:25.024-05:00The article does comment on the origins of the wor...The article does comment on the origins of the word "geek," but it neglects to mention that "dork" (and also "schmuck") were originally vulgar synonyms for the male private parts.Bob Buethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624148139233566430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-76904922159332158422011-01-20T15:43:11.205-05:002011-01-20T15:43:11.205-05:00Well played, Karen. And I don't have your scie...Well played, Karen. And I don't have your science mind, but of course, science does have its limits. It has gotten us to the moon and back and enabled us to transfer organs from one organism to another, yet it may never provide a definitive definition of any of THESE species... :)Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-60306959624757470352011-01-20T11:33:50.933-05:002011-01-20T11:33:50.933-05:00I'm loving this discussion and appreciate your...I'm loving this discussion and appreciate your scholarship. With all due respect, I think you're wrong about dork, because I think that dorks are often lovable. They are awkward fools, but sometimes they are fools for the right reasons and sometimes what we love about them is that they are willing to look like fools -- or can't avoid it because they are so intense. What could be more appealing to a girl, for example, than a guy who makes himself a complete dork for love of her? As in the film Crossing Delancey, when Peter Riegert says to Amy Irving, "Go ahead, say it: 'Schmuck, what are you still doing here?'" Say dork instead of schmuck and you get the idea. And they fall in love.Karen Romano Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247467378375997627noreply@blogger.com