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    romana: I am so happy to see Kathryn Janeway and Martha Jones here on Jezebel! I am a huge geek, mostly obsessed with Doctor Who (see username : ), but also g... more »
    whynotshesaid: I read L'Engle and Babysitters Club. I watched Star Trek and Saved by the Bell. I had a telescope and a My Little Pony dream house. The writer need... more »
    redqueenmeg: It's nice that this came from Wired, considering the last issue I got of Wired featured a huge cover article on how I could be a Digital Gentleman. [... more »
    shoroko: "Because our engagement with these worlds can get obsessive and uncool, geeks also get picked on a lot." But painting yourself the colors of your favo... more »
    1.1.1.: Re #2, remember the girl geek in Real Genius? She was a compulsive knitter. more »
    random_play: The history of "geek": 1515-1916 A "fool, dupe, or simpleton" 1916-1970s A circus sideshow performer who bites the heads off chickens. 1970s-1980s ... more »
    tiredfairy: I tend to think I'm a nerdy geek. I'm intellectual about a lot of subjects, including pop culture ones, and I like sci-fi as much as I like fantasy an... more »
    BowieCadmium: If being a geek means that my role models include Dana Scully and Kathryn Janeway then I'm a geek! I've had a hard time with the "geek" label. Yeah,... more »
    CubeRootOfPi: Good God, thank you very much for #4! It's so frustrating when people automatically assume someone who likes non-mainstream interests is nicer, smart... more »
    elysium_kitschen: I always considered myself something of a geek because I find Data from ST:TNG and Joel Hodgson from MST3K incredibly attractive. But I could also eat... more »
    Dodgergirl: Anna N., if I didn't already love you, your last line would do the trick. David Tennant is, in fact, the best. more »
    Pugnacioun: "And this makes us mean. It makes us pretend that we're smarter than other people, or it makes us retreat into a hideaway of inside jokes and referenc... more »
    Chivone: I liked Christopher Eccleston's face more than David Tennant's but no one in my circle agrees with me. Though Tennant had some of the best storylines ... more »
    RisaPlata: I joined Geek2Geek recently, but all the guys I meet there, the first question they ask is "what makes you a geek?" Like I have to define/justify myse... more »
    nourbatta: All I know is when Captain Kathryn Janeway is on Jezebel its a gooooood day. She is so awesome. And she don't wear no miniskirt, either. They drop... more »
  • #knowyournerds

    4 Tips For Understanding "Girl Geeks"

    Being a geek is so hip it's now passe, but girl geeks are still getting a fair amount of press. The problem: we're being woefully misunderstood. More »
  • #geeklove

    I'm Not Handing In My Geek Card, I'm Just Letting It Rest For A Second

    Everyone and their mother, brother, sister, grandma, family dog, pen pal, mailman, paperboy, and Great Aunt Helen is talking about how excited they are to see Star Trek this weekend. Everyone, it seems, except me. More »
  • #snapjudgment

    Lucius Malfoy Should Probably Back Up Off King Elessar, If He Knows What's Good For Him

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  • #dirtbag

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