Because there's no such thing as too many online tests (and there's not nearly enough ways to waste time at work)....

The Geek Test [innergeek.us]

Me? 41.02564% - Major Geek. I promise to do better next time.

Lots of Steve Jackson questions. I wonder if I get points for having drawn a card for a SJ game?

43.78698% - Major Geek

I'm not a big enough hard-science/math geek, alas. At least I beat Rosenberg.

<geek>
You do get points for having drawn a card for an SJ game. You just had to indicate that you deserved more points for things not listed in the test, in the Bonus Round.
</geek>

I am a Super Geek with the pathetically good score of 45.75937%. And that was without checking the box for exaggerating. Doing so only makes a difference of 0.19724%, so it doesn't really matter, does it?

I've got to increase my RPG and computer skills since I'm only at 23.07692% - Geek.
I know everyone gets credit for "followed comic strips online" here.

45.56213% - Super Geek, which I find pretty impressive since I don't play any RPG's. Must be all that math / science / computer stuff I do every day. Damn engineering; churning out a whole new generation of geeks.

Wow... my limited knowledge of computers seems to have hamstrung me. I ended up with

30.17751% - Total Geek.

I bet Christine scores higher than me!

God help our son.

In Response to jgarcia (#6004):

18.3432% - Geek

Turns out that my distaste for mainstream society, literary knowledge, and having played Baldur's Gate are the only things that even got me on the list.

Does this mean I've actually been cool my whole life and just didn't know it? Or am I just so pathetic that 'geek' isn't a strong enough word?

57.98817% - Extreme Geek

:p

yes....i do know my geekcode
Geek Code 3.12

GO d- s++:- a-- C++ U P>++ L+>++ E- W+++ N o? K? w+(--) O- M(--) V? PS@ PE++ Y+ PGP? t 5+ X+(++) R+(++) tv b+ DI+++ D+(---) G(-) e+ h+ r(-) y-

http://www.geekcode.com

or at least that's what it was the last time i took the effort to update it

Bugger me. 41.42012% - Major Geek. I expected to come out with a pretty low score given all the TV, Gaming and Trek stuff...

Crap. All that liberal arts education, drugs and exposure to alternative, 'hip' lifestyle stuff has obviously gone to waste:

57.00197% - Extreme Geek

And if you've drawn a card in a SJ game, you are the UberGeek! The Geek Prime, if you will.

Still, the key thing is not how geeky you are, but rather where you fit into the geek hierarchy. [brunching.com]

In Response to lemur666 (#6011):

Well, I socred higher than anyone else I know that has taken it....but for a geek I am considered extremely well balanced...just because I've done all the things I've checked doesn't mean that my life is limited to those things.

In Response to Dynedain (#6017):

But let's be clear about one other thing.

You're single, right?

51.47929% - Super Geek

The sad part was when i looked at some of the stuff and said "Everyone should know that." and then realized why they don't.

In Response to zamphir (#6018):

only because my relationship just ended (and had nothing to do w/ geekiness....she's moving)

Ok, I thought I was ok, but I came up Extreme Geek, which is quite troubling. Maybe I should be proud of my newfound geek status-- I always thought I was just pedantic. Who knew?!

In Response to daubergoat (#6033):

I came up Extreme Geek,

But what's the NUMBER, man? Spill it! Strut your geeky stuff! Get down with your nerdish self.

3.5503%-Poser

...I had no idea.

27.41617% - Total Geek

Only checked two Star Trek and RPG questions, each.

BTW, i assume 'Goats: The Comic Strip' t-shirts qualify as "shirts that proclaim geekhood?"

43.53941% - Major Geek

I am disturbed to have outscored Jon and scored so close to Zamphir...must have been the 5 bonus points for being a female geek.

My god, only 31%, I thought I was a much bigger geek than that. Although I think possibly I should round that up as I was naturally inclined to quote my score to more decimal places than that, but made a conscious effort to restrain myself.

Thank you though, that's killed . . . aaaaaaaaa!!! only about a quarter of an hour!!!

Time has come to a virtual standstill. Either I'm near an event horizon or I just have a really boring job. Maybe both.

In Response to Benedict (#6070):

If you have nothing better to do than ponder the question 'Am I bored right now?’ the answer is probably 'yes'.

46.7...%

That's geeky enough for me...

In Response to Dynedain (#6008):

Similarly, the last time I bothered to update this:

Geek Code:
Version: 3.12
GE/MU d- s:+ a-- C$++(+++) S:X++ P L+ E W+++$ N- o? K- w(---) !O M+$>++ V? PS(--) PE++ Y+ PGP(+) t(+) 5++ X-(+) R tv b+(++) DI++++ D- G+ e>++ h+ r% y+(**)

47.33728%

I'm sure DHA would argue that such a score is a little low for me.

Mark

Damn, I've just passed the test on to a few friends (who I though could also happily waste some time at work) and they all got much lower scores than me. Just when I was feeling all healthy and well-adjusted.

Incidentally, for those of you who'd like an international perspective (and for those who wouldn't but are going to get it anyway), geek's not that common a word in England. People usually call us nerds, or more usually don't actually call us at all if they can avoid it.

In Response to Benedict (#6083):

Well, technically, a geek is a person who bites the heads off of chickens in a side show at the circus... of course all the pedants here already knew that. Nerds, however (or at least the term "nerd"), are a creation of Dr. Seuss, later perfected by Willy Wonka.

Meanwhile, a dork is a part of a male whale's anatomy, a twit is a goldfish that is expecting, and a spaz is merely a clumsy person,