Is this hobby Nerds Maker?????

[ddinox64]

I wish I was a nerd. Then I wouldn't be a phoneman. Hell I'm not even a phoneman anymore. I'm a lineman, which I chose to be, which is worse. I'm just a high payed grunt.

If I were a nerd. I'd probably be wealthy-ier. Bill Gates, Micheal Jobs?, the guy in the wheel chair that talks into a machine. (Wait for the nerd to know his name)

Nerds are smart. Geeks are geeky. For example. You can go see Star Wars and be okay. But if you own a Star Wars toy. GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKK. Or am I thinking freak?

I don't know, I'm a dope.

 

[Metal7fold22]

**** if your worried about being called a nerd because of the hobby you choice than maybe you should get a new hobby...i dont consider myself a nerd...i ride dirtbikes i play drums i party all the time...im a southern cali boy...and everyone who comes into my house and sees the tank..they automatically want there own tank and cant stop staring at everything...so i dont think nerd is a good choice of words for this hobby

 

[Rysam]

I guess im a geek if being knowledgeable counts.. but i also drink good beer, enjoy my secret Nor-Cal herbs and spices, i have a rock crawler jeep XJ that im building, and a nearly 10'' goattee along with tattoos and piercings.
i dont think i qualify for nerdism yet.

and im HOT too.

 

[Jk5]

This hobby makes renacentists men, no nerds... hahahahaha

We must learn and work:

Biology and ecology
Aquaculture
Animal nutrition
Veterinary
Microbiology
Zoology and animal physiology
Botany, plant physiology and agronomy
Physics, chemistry
Treatment and water purification
Electrical: electricity, lighting, electrical and electronic equipment
Engineering, design and construction of facilities and purification systems, technology of materials and adhesives
The technique includes all kinds of technical systems for the maintenance of conditions of the aquatic environment:

Recirculation systems, propulsion and venting of water and air. Heating and cooling water.
Filtration systems and water treatment and gas. Sterilization, ultraviolet, ozone, O ², CO ².
Biological systems and dramatic lighting.
Cultivation of animal and plant species macro and micro. Feeding, reproduction.
Recreation of ecosystems, decorative techniques, use of special materials.

 

[stlrams88]

My girlfriend calls me a loser due to my reef but never a nerd

+1, except I get the nerd on top of loser....I know shes just messing though. When people ask me questions at work I get a lot of looks like wow this guy is a nerd.

 

[dave2184]

the guy in the wheel chair that talks into a machine


Stephen Hawking, Oh crap I shouldn't have answered that me thinks. :lol:

 

[jungliztkruger]

hard to deny the nerdiness when i tell my coworkers that im going to a reef club meeting lol. i can still military press a couch (and get it up there myself just to prove it!)

 

[terrinstevereef]

Ok let me show what I really am, It it not Michael Jobs, it is Michael Dell and Steve Jobs, and the guy in the wheel chair is Stephen Hawking, but ya, I am an a geek, and have a geek profession (System Engineer).

I think the pull is, it is still a complicated hobby (keeps us interested) but has a calming effect to relieve the stress from our jobs.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15229391#post15229391 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ddinox64
I wish I was a nerd. Then I wouldn't be a phoneman. Hell I'm not even a phoneman anymore. I'm a lineman, which I chose to be, which is worse. I'm just a high payed grunt.

If I were a nerd. I'd probably be wealthy-ier. Bill Gates, Micheal Jobs?, the guy in the wheel chair that talks into a machine. (Wait for the nerd to know his name)

Nerds are smart. Geeks are geeky. For example. You can go see Star Wars and be okay. But if you own a Star Wars toy. GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKK. Or am I thinking freak?

I don't know, I'm a dope.

 

[OwenInAZ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15229943#post15229943 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by terrinstevereef
I think the pull is, it is still a complicated hobby (keeps us interested) but has a calming effect to relieve the stress from our jobs.

It definitely provides a creative outlet for all my pent up frustration with microbial genetics

 

[manuelink]

i have at least 10 friends that they are single, unmarried (people i meet)
the porcent is to high of single people in this hobby
maybe the reasons can be many
for geeky
for waste time
for spend money
for lose sociality
i dont know but im scared for that!!!

 

[ddinox64]

Dave2184 has come to a sad realization.

Terrinstevereef has known it for a while and accepts it.

Manuelink is coming to realize it and is about to enter therapy.

And the guys that are protesting too much about being nerds or geeks. They're in worse shape than everybody else and going out of their way to prove they're not.

It's okay. You can come out of the closet.

 

[gabbagabbawill]

yeah, I'm a geek. music geek, vespa geek, reef geek, beer geek...

geeks wear glasses, right?

and hang out with danzig?

and we're all engineers right?

does audio engineer count?

 

[eho72]

I am pretty new to this hobby. The few times I ran into other local reefers, I did run into some that I definitely categorize as nerds. They are very knowledgeable, but I would bet that they didn't get much action growing up. I am in the computer field, spend a lot of time doing research on the computer, play online games. So in that sense, I would fall in the nerd category. So far, I am so addicted to this hobby, but I wouldn't call myself a nerd. Geek is more of a compliment. I did party 4 days a week for a long stretch of time before marriage and have had plenty of action along the way.

 

[ReeferChick85]

Is this thread serious?? How lame can you be to ask such a stupid question. Who really cares. I mean seriously now. Who's to say someone's a nerd,geek,loser,cool guy,reef nerd,jock or whatever else. If you need to be labeled something or need to justify yourself for what you do to others, then you need some self esteem help. If you're happy doing what you do and who you are then that's all that really matters.End of story.

 

[gabbagabbawill]

...all in good fun for me, reeferchick. If I thought anyone cared... well that would be just dumb.

I'm not happy 'til you're not happy... or something like that.

I'm proud of my geekdom... and yes, my friends (who I love) make fun of me all the time for it... I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[ghengis]

Yep, I'm a geek. Fish geek, sports geek, gym geek, chick geek, beer geek...

I think the term geek has expanded well beyond the generalisation of dudes (and dudettes) with no social life, Coke-bottle bottoms for glasses, and awkward dress sense to describe someone that is passionate (and knowledgeable) about what they find interesting...

A nerd however...those blokes really do need to get a life! :lol:

 

[jasonrp104]

I'd say it's a bit geeky but in the sense that many of us are so devoted to the hobby that we try to find out as much as we can about it.

I doubt anyone would call me a geek though:

I'm 7' 1.5"
I can bench 1000 lbs
I eat a sandwich made of white bread, bacon, and 2" decking screws every day with a coffee and a cigar
I have never tasted a Zima
I stood within 50 feet of a 1% biker gang (that's right..50 FEET!)
My chest hair is so thick that those dandelion flower seeds take root if they get stuck in it
I've been in lots of fights with tons of people you don't know and I have know way of proving it but I promise it really happened


I'd post a pic but my camera is broken

 

[ghengis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15231049#post15231049 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jasonrp104
I'd say it's a bit geeky but in the sense that many of us are so devoted to the hobby that we try to find out as much as we can about it.

I doubt anyone would call me a geek though:

I'm 7' 1.5"
I can bench 1000 lbs
I eat a sandwich made of white bread, bacon, and 2" decking screws every day with a coffee and a cigar
I have never tasted a Zima
I stood within 50 feet of a 1% biker gang (that's right..50 FEET!)
My chest hair is so thick that those dandelion flower seeds take root if they get stuck in it
I've been in lots of fights with tons of people you don't know and I have know way of proving it but I promise it really happened


I'd post a pic but my camera is broken

I once sat on a couch, approximately 35,000miles from a 7ft-1, 1000lb bench pressing, steel eating and bikie intimidating dude and assured him that at least he would never be accused of being a grammar geek...!

YES, 35,000 MILES!!:lol:

























That was a pun, btw.

 

[cloak]

Booger...

 

[jasonrp104]

We should party