Nerd, geek or dork?

The nerd/geek thing seems to come up a bit when knitters get together, and this past week a friend and I were discussing nerds and geeks, what each means and whether there's a difference (deep, I know).

By complete coincidence I stumbled across a discussion thread on Ravelry which covered the very same topic.
Participants in the thread were posting and discussing their results from an online quiz - nerd, geek or dork?

Here's my results =)

Your Score: Modern, Cool Nerd

73 % Nerd, 52% Geek, 39% Dork

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.

Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!

You can find out whether you're a nerd, dork or geek here!
Ooooh, and do share =)

xo