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lyskitsune · 11:39 PM

Okay, we have one person's view of what makes a geek posted, but it's really a little more centered on what their geekdom is about, so I thought I'd post a more generalized geek test, based on the Mary Sue litmus test. This one aims to see if you qualify as a geek in a more generalized way, and as opposed to a techie or nerd (people who are into real tech and gadgets but fail the geek quality of fictional and trivial fandom). Score it yourself, one point for each qualifier that fits you.

Do you know what the Mary Sue litmus test is?
Have you taken the test for your favorite characters?
Have you taken it for yourself?
Do you know the origin of the term "Mary Sue"?
Do you know the origin of the term "geek"?
Do you quote sci fi films, series, manga, etc. To people?
Even those who think American Idol is high quality television?
Have you ever created an account for your favorite fictional geek?
Do you actually use that account for messages, email, forums, etc?
Do you point out the factual and practical errors of sci-fi or speculative fiction? (IE: Yeah, the TARDIS could tow the Earth back to orbit around the Sun, and people only had to hold onto something like they were on a lurchy bus? And how exactly did gravity not take a holiday when the planet was pulled out of orbit and stopped spinning again?)
Do you still love the show with the errors anyway?
Do you know the birthday of your favorite fictional characters but have to think about when your parents' anniversary is?
Do you have at least four means of communication within reach at any given time?
Even though you have Vonage and any call will ring through to all of them?
Do you text in full words because chatspeak is beneath you?
But you've said "LOL" or "ZOMG" out loud?
Do you find yourself correcting grammar on other people's websites?
Do you have a pet named after any character in LOTR, Star Wars, Marvel comics, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1 or Atlantis, Star Trek, Harry Potter, or Doctor Who?
Do you own more than three t-shirts referring to geekdoms?
Have you ever written fanfiction or created fanart?
Have you published your fanfiction/fanart?
Was it a crossover?
Or an AU retcon?
Do you have a following for your fanfiction/fanart?
Are you an editor for other people's fanfiction/fanart?
Do you refer to couples by shipper names? (Janto, Quiefer, Mully, etc.)
Do you own plushies of your favorite fictional characters?
Did you design the plushie?
Have you ever been to a Con to meet with other geeks?
Have you ever cosplayed your favorite character?
Outside of a Con setting?
Has your picture ever made it onto the MySpace page of your favorite band or actor for your cosplay?
Do you worry they might get a restraining order against you?
Have they?
Have you ever contributed to a Wiki?
Do you run a Wiki?
Have you ever worked at a major electronics, game, or video store?
Do you know more than the employees at such stores?
Do those stores employees take breaks when they see you walk in?
Have you ever been kicked out of such a store?
Would you start an argument with someone over the meaning of 'retro' versus 'old school'?
Would you win it?
Do you own action figures of your favorite characters?
Have you taken them out of the packaging and played with them?
Would you start a fight over Marvel vs DC?
But Dark Horse is cooler still?
Do you belong to any fan clubs for fictional characters?
And this doesn't seem odd to you?
Would you break a date for the chance to have dinner with Russell T Davies, Joss Whedon, Bill Nye, Stan Lee, or Bill Gates?
Do you read poetry?
Can you quote your favorite poem right now?
Do you hang out in book stores?
Do you love the smell of the printed page even though you're technology addicted?
Do you watch the political debates?
Even though you support Nader?
Do you sudoku?
Do you recycle?
Do you otherwise try to go green?
Even though nobody else in your family does?
Do you actually have a logical argument behind how you assemble a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?
Did you get an A on that peanut butter and jelly sandwich assignment in junior high science class?
For an unorthodox assembly method?
Have you ever corrected a teacher?
During a lecture?
And got away with it?
Have you ever BS'ed a test and gotten a passing grade?
Gotten an A on it?
On an essay test?
Would you admit to liking Pauly Shore?
In public?
On a first date?
And not be ashamed of it?
Do you know any fictional languages? (Elven, Klingon, etc?)
Can you write in a fictional alphabet? (Precursor, Elven, Klingon, etc?)
Do you know any spells from Harry Potter?
Do you consider hackey sack a competitive sport?
Would you call it a Lament Configuration rather than a Puzzle Box?
Can you name at least four series of comics featuring Wolverine?
Do you know cheat codes to Sims by heart?
Have you made Sims of your favorite characters?
Did you design the skins?
Did you upload them?
Do you wear glasses even though you have contacts?
Even though you don't need them?
Have you seen every episode of Dirty Jobs but have never sat through a full hour of Sex & the City?
Can you identify the sound effect from Duel, Jaws, and Jurassic Park?
And know where it came from?
Can you identify from which movie comes the quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!"?
Have you ever watched Red vs Blue?
Even though you've never played Halo?
Did you stay to watch the Nick Fury footage the first time you saw Ironman?
Do you know what JARVIS stands for in Ironman?
Can you name Buckaroo Bonzai's band?
And name at least three members?
Have you ever referred to a Nintendo as a Famicon?
Do you own a first generation of any gaming platform?
And still play it?
Do you now what KMFDM stands for?
And it's not Kill Mother F***ing Depeche Mode?
When someone calls you a geek, do you say 'Thank you.'?

Scoring:

0-20 Paris Hilton
How did you manage to get online again? Go back and watch American Idol.

21-40 Hilary Duff
You can manage to work a cell phone, but you're not likely to know Star Trek from Star Wars.

41-60 Ashton Kutcher
You aren't clueless, but you still have to look things up to sound truly geek.

61-80 Uma Thurman
You're not just watching geek, you're participating. Good job, you're part of the geek nation.

81-100 David Tennant
You're a super geek, destined to lead us all into the next level. You were born to geek.

skaar

26, there were a lot of questions that wouldn't apply.

raye555

Okay, then.

whateverfloats

Yes to:
Do you quote sci fi films, series, manga, etc. To people?
Even those who think American Idol is high quality television?
Do you point out the factual and practical errors of sci-fi or speculative fiction? (IE: Yeah, the TARDIS could tow the Earth back to orbit around the Sun, and people only had to hold onto something like they were on a lurchy bus? And how exactly did gravity not take a holiday when the planet was pulled out of orbit and stopped spinning again?)
Do you still love the show with the errors anyway?
Do you text in full words because chatspeak is beneath you?
But you've said "LOL" or "ZOMG" out loud?
Do you find yourself correcting grammar on other people's websites?
Have you ever written fanfiction or created fanart?
Have you published your fanfiction/fanart?
Was it a crossover?
Have you ever contributed to a Wiki?
Would you break a date for the chance to have dinner with Russell T Davies, Joss Whedon, Bill Nye, Stan Lee, or Bill Gates?
Do you read poetry?
Can you quote your favorite poem right now?
Do you hang out in book stores?
Do you love the smell of the printed page even though you're technology addicted?
Do you watch the political debates?
Do you sudoku?
Do you recycle?
Do you otherwise try to go green?
Have you ever corrected a teacher?
During a lecture?
And got away with it?
Have you ever BS'ed a test and gotten a passing grade?
Gotten an A on it?
Do you know any spells from Harry Potter?
Have you made Sims of your favorite characters?
Even though you don't need them?

28

Seems low.

youngworld34

I only got 61, so I'll happily take an Uma Thurman.

nicola86

45.

Still seems low for a teacher in the making.

lyskitsune · 10:36 AM

Remember, people, this isn't an IQ test. It doesn't measure if you're smart or not, only if you, on top of being a brain, nerd, or tech, also geek, using the definition of geek as "a person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest." [Wikipedia]. Some very intelligent people will score as Paris Hilton when it comes to geeking.

By the way, my score is 72. My brilliant husband, a well-respected high tech infusion nurse with more gadgets than me, scored only a 31. My two daughters both scored in the 80s.

weatherwonder

Hmm 27. I'm a geek in other areas. (such as band and Metroid

)

sweetiepie_165

Im not gonna read all that