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Are You a Geek?: 1,000 Ways to Find Out

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Nerds are everywhere! They just don't own up to it. Here's your chance to prove once and for all where on the nerd spectrum you lie.

A lot of the question here are amusing that they would even be asked (i.e. You've read a dictionary for pleasure 1 point). The questions are categorized so you can pinpoint just how nerdy you are in various aspects of your life (and you can laugh at those nerdier than you).

It's not foolproof though; I received 0 points for being in my high school and college chess clubs. And I only rate as geek (as opposed to übergeek, nerd, or the feared nerdmeister general). But still highly amusing.

Question I'm most ashamed I had to admit to:
You can count in hexadecimal. A points

I find this book to be very offensive. I admit I have not read the entire quiz. I had to stop reading after about a dozen pages. I own a few other "geek" theme books that I find amusing, however a large majority of the questions in this book award points for being a filthy, stupid, useless, inept person who relies on "mommy" to take care of them. An extremely large portion implies that "geeks" do not shower, brush their teeth, or wash their clothes. In fact, many of the questions in this quiz are almost the same question reworded. You can find similar quizzes on-line for free. I did not find any of it to be funny. The term "geek" is often applied to those who are intelligent or good with electronics, but few questions in this book imply that a geek has any brains at all. I am very sad that this book is painting such a very negative stereotype upon a group of people who are often looked down on by society, because they aren't just like everyone else. If you are considering buying this book for a "geeky" friend or family member - don't. It would be insulting to anyone who has ever been called a geek.

Just to add a note. Out of morbid curiosity, I read a bit more. One question even awards points if you have ever KILED SOMEONE IN REAL LIFE as a result of playing violent video games! I'm sure this is intended as a joke. It's not funny. This implies that geeks are time bombs just waiting to go into a school and start shooting. This book would only be useful to school bullies looking for more ways to make fun of geeks, or find excuses to beat them up.
The computer you are looking at right now to read this review was invented by geeks. Scientists who create machines and drugs to treat cancer or other diseases were probably once called Geeks. Not much in this book points out anything positive. It's great to laugh at one's own flaws on occasion, but this book takes it way too far.

My boyfriend is more of a 'geek' than I, so I thought it would be fun to get this book to pass the time together. It's funny to see how much you know of these so-called geeky things. Lots of pop culture in there that I enjoyed.

I bought this for my geek son-in-law and he got a kick out of it. As usual, the vendor service was excellent.

Many good chuckles for any technically oriented reader (Geek, Nerd, etc.) A few were stretches, but to get the ten cubed count it's not surprising.