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Do the words geek and nerd only apply to computer obsessions of different kinds or is it possible to be a geek or nerd because of devotion of any interest?
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I think there were nerds prior to computers
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Though I'm not computer inclined, I have many other attributes that fit in the nerd/geek categories. In high school I belonged to the ping pong club, and was on the back-up team for 'Reach for the Top' (a TV show pitting high school acedemics against each other). Had we had computers in the 70's, I'm sure I would have been a techie. I'm not into sports, but read and did math and logic puzzles for fun. Even now (at 47), I'm into high fantasy books, and have participated in a few Lord of the Rings forums.
