Coin a phrase...

Do you love playing with language? Join me in creating new phrases, metaphors, words, similes, slogans, etc. Periodically, I'll post a tired old phrase and you send me a fresh, new phrase that has the 'same' meaning. Or, I'll send you a description that begs for a new word and you send me a possible new word. Who knows? Maybe your new phrase or word will catch on. Maybe the phrase you coin will bring you fame and coin!

Name:
Location: central Massachusetts

I have been a elementary school teacher and a computer programmer. Now I am a doctoral student in cognitive science studying the brainwaves of the 'aha' moment and how two concepts combine to make a new concept. Experiencing the 'aha' moment gives me a sense of wonder and awe. As long as I can remember I have always been trying to feel that wonder and awe so I constantly try to think 'outside the box' and see 'more than is there.' My puzzles and stories reflect this.

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

I'm a geek

I'm a self-professed geek so I can make fun of my type.

Geeks used to be more easily identifiable: the pocket protector, slide rule, thick glasses. Being a geek today can be more subtle. Maybe some of us dress better. There are even rich and influential geeks (Bill Gates) that many aspire to be like.

"You might be a geek if..."

Finish the above sentence to name those qualities of geekdom that keep shining through in subtle and not so subtle ways. Have fun with it.

(This idea is inspired by Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck if...")

Example:
"...you go to the library to meet girls"

16 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...you seriously think that chess is a sport"

5:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if you thought the movie Hackers was a documentary.

5:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if you call your computer, "mother" (as in the movie Sneakers).

5:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if you thought Jack Black and Seth Green were the heroes, and not Will Smith, in Enemy of the State (if you get this reference, you are a bona fide geek).

5:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if you were surprised to learn that a RAM is also a male sheep.

5:30 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if you were disappointed to find out that ACE Hardware doesn't even sell computers.

5:31 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

you think the song 'The Farmer in the Dell' refers to a physical impossibilty.

5:33 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...you read advanced math textbooks for pleasure during your summer vacation" (Stephanie, Aidan's wife, referring to her husband)

5:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...you call an IM chat a date"

9:40 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...during your optometrist appointment you talk with the eye doctor about optics"

9:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...you have a poster in your bedroom of the periodic table"

11:35 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...your idea of 'small talk' is not talking about the weather but talking about Doppler Radar technology that predicts the weather"

11:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...when your parents said 'Let's go to the fair' your first thought was 'A Science Fair!'"

11:43 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...when you play an action video game you consider it aerobic exercise"

11:59 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...you wear your pants at normal height and don't show your boxers"

5:43 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

if you overclock your wristwatch.

5:35 PM  

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