R u g33k ch1c?

For some inexplicable reason, society’s outcasts have recently been thrown into the center of attention in a pop culture phenomenon known as’Geek Chic’.  Don’t believe me? Look around! Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon, Big Bang Theory, the new Star Trek movie?  All are based on the popular appeal of geekdom. Social ineptness is the new ticket to social acceptance- so long as it is in moderation. So where do you fall in the social reject spectrum, my internet friend? Are you geek chic or geek weak?

Your first kiss was…

1. In high school (5)
2. In college (+10)
3. In Second Life (+25)

3rd Base…

1. Covers most minor sexual acts (-5)
2. Is about 88.9’ from home plate (+5)
3. Are belong to us (+10)

You shower…

1. Daily (+0)
2. Semi-weekly (+5)
3. Deodorant will suffice (+10)
4. Deodorant? I don’t need no stinkin’ deodorant! (+15)

Wikipedia is…

1. A wiki-based online encyclopedia (+1)
2. An indispensible tool for winning an argument (+5)
3. My primary source of entertainment (+10)
4. My best friend (+15)

The line “Luke, I am your father” is spoken…

1. huh? (-50)
2. In Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (+5)
3. Never. Actually, the real line is “No, I am your father”, duh. (+15)

When it comes to board games:            

1. I play Monopoly to THE BITTER END (+5)
2. Settlers of Catan/ Risk/ Sorry! is a staple of my weekend (+10)
3. I’ve memorized all of the 2-letter words in the Scrabble dictionary (+15)

You’ve done any of the following:

1. Contributed to a wiki for your favorite TV/ novel/ fantasy series (+10)
2. Written fan fiction (+15)
3. Dressed up as a fictional character (+20, +50 if an animal)
4. LARPed (+30)

You own (any of the following):

1. A Dreamcast (+10)
2. An original Atari (+20)
3. An NES (+5)
4. …with an original R.O.B. or Power Glove (+30)

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left right, B, A, (start):

1. Is that the thing you can type into Facebook to make pretty colors? (+1)
2. That’s the Konami Code, you n00b (+10)
3. Unnecessary. I beat the original Contra without it. On my first try. (+30)

What browser are you currently running?

1. Internet Explorer/ Opera (-5)
2. Firefox/ Chrome/ Safari (+5)
3. Netscape/ AOL (-50)

Python is…

1. Any member of the family Pythonidae (+5)
2. A programming language emphasizing code readability (+10)
3. A 2000 made-for-TV movie, starring Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher of Star Trek: TNG) and the main antagonist from The Karate Kid (+25)

You quote (on a regular basis):

1. Firefly (+5)
2. Star Trek (any iteration) (+10)
3. Monty Python (+25)
4. Your mother (+30)

You took a break during this quiz…

1. To finish your beer (-5)
2. To finish a blog entry (+10)
3. To finish a raid (+100)

 

Key:

<0 - 34: You are obviously not a geek and you knew that going in. GTFO.

35-90:You are totally geek chic. Ride this temporary wave of adoration as hard as you can before they decide to turn on us again.

91-139: Whoops, you overshot the critical window. This unstable equilibrium is bound to fail. Better take it down a notch.

140: U r a1337 hax0r. Your e-peen is enormous. Google probably wants to hire you. You’re still going to have a hard time finding a girlfriend, though… so good luck with that.      

(Thanks to Kevin Slane for reminding me that every article deserves a good picture)