Geek vs. Nerd… And then there is the dren…
What is the difference between a geek and a nerd? At an event the other night, this came up on the heels of another heated – ok, not heated, rousing, discussion of Dungeons and Dragons. Who knew D&D could illicit such passion? Well, I suppose one look at the Trekkie documentary could have told me all I needed to know, but still…
I digress. So the difference between a geek and a nerd is that the former CAN get laid. CAN of course, being the important, relative term here. Nerds, on the flip side, drown in despair and lack all hope of EVER seeing the opposite gender’s genitalia.
I see it however, as more of a slippery slope. One weeble wobbles their way through life perched precariously on the fulcrum of the seesaw between nerddom and geekdom. Too much one way, and all is lost in the deep, dark, abyss of sexlessness.
And then there are drens. These reverse nerds have defied any and all expectations and have actually grown up and found a mate. Now, instead of living in their parents’ basement, driving their parents’ cars, etc… Their parents live with THEM, in their basement, driving their cars…
The defiance of logic is enough to fry even the geekiest brains.
