"NERDS!"
Posted on 05/02/2012 11:19:18 AM PDT by Kaslin
"NERDS!"
Call it what it was, the douchebag prom celebrating our first douchebag president.
Geeks and nerds are distinct types. A geek is someone very focused on a particular hobby or activity, usually with considerable knowledge or ability in that area.
A nerd is someone lacking social skills who compensates by choosing activities that avoid social interaction with ‘normals’.
The two types can overlap but they are distinct. Steve Jobs was a computer geek; he wasn’t a nerd.
There aren't a lot of nerds in politics. Most nerds I know hate everything about politics.
John Kerry is the poster-boy of the term dork.
Nerds can be semi-respectable.
I would use Fred Blassie’s expression for them, “Pencil-necked Geeks”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNM4atakanI
We could do a lot worse than Calvin Coolidge. When it came to the U.S. economy, he pretty much just let it run itself. The stock market boomed and prosperity spread.
When asked why he never turned down an invitation to any function of any kind, Cal replied, “Well, a man’s got to eat.”
His White House staff was miniscule. Coolidge was a caretaker President and knew his limitations, including a second term, which he turned down in 1928.
We could do a lot worse than Silent Cal and we already have, IMO.
A woman approached President Coolidge and said “My friends bet me I could get you to say more than two words.”
He looked at her and replied “You lose.”.
My FAVORITE “Silent Cal” story.....
He and the First Lady were touring a chicken farm separately - as they often did. When the farmer got embarrassed about a rooster making a big production out of mating a hen the First Lady asked him...
“How many times a day would you say that rooster has his way with a hen?”
“About twenty times a day.” the farmer replied.
“Be sure to tell the President that.” she remarked.
When the President was told, he replied “Every time the same hen?”
“No, every time a different hen.” the farmer answered.
“tell THAT to the First Lady!”.
In behavioral science this is called “the Coolidge effect” where a male will not sexually respond to a presenting female he has already inseminated - but will somehow muster up the gumption to mate with a new female.
Excellent observation.
How about discussing all 79 episodes of original Star Trek episodes LOL!
How about discussing all 79 episodes of original Star Trek episodes LOL!
I think Coolidge is good, although he gets a lot of credit for what Harding did. Harding was corrupt, but in retrospect was a quite effective president.
>>How about discussing all 79 episodes of original Star Trek episodes LOL!
Not a problem!
Some years ago there was a special on TV about science fiction. Some top sci fi writers were interviewed. One question: why, until recently, were devoted followers of sci fi almost exclusively young men? One writer replied: “Who sits around thinking a lot about a sci fi future? Teenage boys who can’t get dates!” LOL!
A geek is a circus performer in a side-show “Wild Man” act ... he bites the heads off of small animals, for the amusement of the crowd.
Outdated definition!
BTW, do you know why I love reptiles?
Because they taste good.
I’ve never been hungry enough to eat a reptile.
OH YEAH I do remember that ROFL
OH YEAH I do remember that ROFL
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