Well yeah...unfortunately.... that's true. (long, heavy sigh...)
But then again, I've also heard guys about their age spewing equally vacuous phrases on the bus. "Like, Dude - that's so awesome! totally..." It's like we're being invaded by the valley girls/valley guys of the 1980s
Then for the pre-teen crowd, there's always runescape - a place where NO ONE writes in complete sentences - LOL, W00T and Noob! are de riguer over there.
Hey, I personally think the pix of the geeks are FAR cuter than Mr. Bun Bun any day of the week. But that's just me... (I married a geek, after all)
My only question is why there aren't any slashdot geekettes in that picture.
I know *I'd* proudly volunteer to wear one of those black T-shirts...
I have to say that I disagree with the whole premise of the original Times article...it seems to be suggesting that non-geek-girls should hook up with geeky guys.
"The caveat to mating with a geek, as some dating experts see it, is coming to terms with his less-than-studly looks and less-than-suave demeanor. All thoughts of embarrassment have to go out the window."
If you're a true geek, you wouldn't feel embarrassed by your mate's geekiness - you'd revel in it. And why would any savvy geek accept anything less than someone who "gets" them? If someone is "embarrassed" by your geekiness, then it's a sure sign that you should be suspicious of their motives and ask them sweetly to enjoy a long book of Vogon poetry.
I'd say that geeks belong with geeks. We understand each other and there's no need to pretend or put up with anything and we all can go see all the old Star Trek movies together - and enjoy it!
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Well yeah...unfortunately.... that's true. (long, heavy sigh...) But then again, I've also heard guys about their age spewing equally vacuous phrases on the bus. "Like, Dude - that's so awesome! totally..." It's like we're being invaded by the valley girls/valley guys of the 1980s Then for the pre-teen crowd, there's always runescape - a place where NO ONE writes in complete sentences - LOL, W00T and Noob! are de riguer over there.
Hey, I personally think the pix of the geeks are FAR cuter than Mr. Bun Bun any day of the week. But that's just me... (I married a geek, after all) My only question is why there aren't any slashdot geekettes in that picture. I know *I'd* proudly volunteer to wear one of those black T-shirts...
I have to say that I disagree with the whole premise of the original Times article...it seems to be suggesting that non-geek-girls should hook up with geeky guys.
"The caveat to mating with a geek, as some dating experts see it, is coming to terms with his less-than-studly looks and less-than-suave demeanor. All thoughts of embarrassment have to go out the window."
If you're a true geek, you wouldn't feel embarrassed by your mate's geekiness - you'd revel in it. And why would any savvy geek accept anything less than someone who "gets" them? If someone is "embarrassed" by your geekiness, then it's a sure sign that you should be suspicious of their motives and ask them sweetly to enjoy a long book of Vogon poetry.
I'd say that geeks belong with geeks. We understand each other and there's no need to pretend or put up with anything and we all can go see all the old Star Trek movies together - and enjoy it!
Live Long and Prosper!