I HAVE...
- programmed a calculator in math class
- dated a geek
- done homework that wasn't required
- looked forward to dissecting a frog, pig, etc.
- worn 2+ watches at the same time
- a perfect attendance record in high school
- taken notes in more than one color
- thought I could win a quiz show
- corrected a salesperson on technical specs
- corrected a supervisor on spelling or grammar
- written a letter to the editor
- indexed and catalogued any personal collection
- solved a Rubik's cube
- solved an entire 500+ piece puzzle
I HAVE BEEN. . .
- in a fan club or on their mailing list
- called a geek
- several times
- in "smart" classes
- in marching band
- to band camp
- in the chess club
- on any sort of academic team
- in a math competition
- placed high or won
I HAVE . . . (2)
- attended a geek party
- been really excited about attending a geek party
- thrown a geek party
- taken the Mensa test
- quoted Yoda in conversation or debate, at least semi-seriously
- never turned down a date
I HAVE READ . . .
- Douglas Adams
- Piers Anthony
- Isaac Asimov
- books on math/science outside class
- entire calculator manuals
- software/computer language books
- joke/humor books for self-enrichment
I WANT. . .
- more computers
- a yurt
- ASIMO
- more RAM
- GPS
- to score well on this test
I HAVE SEEN (2+ TIMES). . .
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Two Towers
- The Matrix
- Any Monty Python movie
- Princess Bride
- TRON
- War Games
I OWN. . .
- Rubik's cube
- 2+ Rubik's cubes
- 1 or 2 computers
- 2+ DVD players
- a techie black outfit
- several maps and/or globes
- 2+ dictionaries
- 2+ calculators
- > 1 trivia game
- > 1 video game console
- binoculars
- laser pointer
I LIKE TO. . .
- play with numbers
- play with words/sounds
- play with hazardous chemicals
- go to the library
- browse the Geek webring
- do logic games
- put together puzzles
- turn on my computer first thing in the morning
- program
- buy used video games
- work mathematical problems
- tinker with electronics
- make people think I'm weird
- play with Lego
- listen to NPR or AM radio
- learn on my own
I PLAY. . .
- chess
- word games (like boggle, scrabble, crosswords)
- trivia games
- games that have received a Mensa award
- solitaire games
- Weird Al Yankovic
- show tunes
- music that nobody else listens to, ever
- no sports
- more than one musical instrument
- Risk
- all the way to the end
I WEAR. . .
- computer-humor t-shirts
- shirts that proclaim geekhood
I HAVE. . . (3)
- had long Mac vs. PC debates
- created a website
- submitted my personal website to search engines
- more than 3 e-mail addresses
- more than 3 screen names
- dated someone over the internet
I KNOW. . .
- Java
- ASCII
- HTML and/or JavaScript
- l337 sp33k
- what http:// stands for
- what dpi stands for
- what E=mc^2 means
- the three laws of robotics
- and who invented them
- the value of pi (to 10 digits)
- that Aol is the Spawn of Satan
- that Bill Gates is both God and Satan
- how to use special functions on a scientific calculator
- chemical symbols for 10+ elements
- the difference between speed and velocity
- the names of 3 temperature scales
- and the H2O freezing/boiling points of each
- the difference between nuclear fission and fusion
- how to count in hexadecimal
- what a "patch" means in computer terms
- what the blue screen of death means
I KNOW. . . (2)
- how to count to 31 on one hand
- how to play 7+ games with regular deck(s) of cards
- how to roll-step and high-step in time
- my age in binary
- my Geek Code
- extensive, useless trivia
- how to write 1999 in Roman numerals
- that the answer is 42.
- that I am a geek
Those are all the ones on the test that I can answer yes to. It's sad, I know, but every single one is true, all of them. Here are some things I think should be added to the test.
- You know how to spell the "Rubik's" of the "Rubik's Cube"
- You find
funny. - You think the following picture is ROTFLMAO worthy:
- You know what ROTFLMAO means.
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