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Frasse 
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 Posted: December 01 2006 at 18:09 |
I like to call myself a genius, and I don't listen if anyone calls me something else. 
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progismylife
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 17:56 |
 magnus wrote:
none of the above really hit me spot on, but the most frequent 'nickname' I've recieved would be genius, I guess.
I'm not complaining, though I some times feel like having an IQ of around 140 can create a certain distance between you and your peers(I never even mention my IQ any more, people say stuff like "are you a friggin Einstein or something?" with a look on their face as if I'm from another planet) |
Why do people think that being called Einstein is an insult? It's like saying to a good basketball player "are you a friggin Michael Jordan?". I think I got an IQ of 159 or something like that, just in case anyone was wondering.
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magnus
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 17:50 |
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none of the above really hit me spot on, but the most frequent 'nickname' I've recieved would be genius, I guess.
I'm not complaining, though I some times feel like having an IQ of around 140 can create a certain distance between you and your peers(I never even mention my IQ any more, people say stuff like "are you a friggin Einstein or something?" with a look on their face as if I'm from another planet)
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The Wizard
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 17:25 |
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All my friends call me a hippie. I don't want to drop though.
Edited by The Wizard - December 01 2006 at 17:27
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progadicto
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 17:24 |
Most of the above but more frequently SCHIZOPRENIC WEIRDO... Satan sometimes and Antichrist and genius... Anyway I've got really great memories of my years in school... And of course "the kid who listen that freaky music..." hahahaha  !!!
Edited by progadicto - December 01 2006 at 17:25
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yesfan88
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 17:20 |
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My government teacher jokingly referred to me as a "communist hippie freak," which was fine except I'm a socialist. I have no objection to being a hippie freak.
Edited by yesfan88 - December 01 2006 at 17:20
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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall
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Ricochet
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 16:47 |
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the underdog, the introvertite and the misunderstood.
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Philéas
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 16:40 |
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I am frequently being called the Antichrist, but I am also Satan, that
one really weird kid, stoner, hippie, genius, retard, God and Jesus.
I'd like to add that I really dislike categorizing myself. I prefer
being totally original, although I don't succeed all the times, since
I'm a human like everyone else and therefore bound to act like
everyone else in certain situations. Whatever people label me as, they
tend agree that I'm a notorious eccentric, so I've adapted that view of
myself aswell, to keep things simple and (relatively) organized.
Edited by Philéas - December 01 2006 at 16:52
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progismylife
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Joined: October 19 2006
Location: ibreathehelium
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 10:33 |
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Hmm, tough choice for me. Probably stoner (not that I was but every one of my friends thought I did) and geek and genius and, maybe, the kid from the insane asylum. I sometimes talk to myself, drift off in conversations, ramble on about something, mutter something under my breath and forget what I was saying, and be really tired in the morning and be wired by the afternoon. Maybe schizophrenic weirdo is for me.
Edited by progismylife - December 01 2006 at 10:34
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TheProgtologist
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Joined: May 23 2005
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 10:27 |
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I was an anachronism in high school.I was a "head"(pot smoker),who played three sports(football,baseball,lacrosse).I hung out with the heads and the jocks.I also did very well academically,was a voracious reader,and loved prog and sci-fi and fantasy,so I was considered geeky too.I also played drums in a local metal band called Roadkill(what a stupid name!!!!),and hung out with all the music geeks.
Where is the head/jock/geek option?
Edited by TheProgtologist - December 01 2006 at 10:31
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jalas
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 20:57 |
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Although I would agree, kids called me a hippie. Sometimes, I would be called a commie. I'm just glad that I could see right through them.
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JOIN THE COMMUNIST PARTY!
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 20:50 |
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side note, I think cliques are most present in high schools (around ages 14-18)
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Jimbo
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 20:46 |
Among my friends, I was mainly known as the slightly weird guy who had tons of useless trivia in his head...  Generally speaking though, I don't think we had that kind of "pigeon-holing" at my school - I had friends from all kinds of social circles; we didn't give it much thought.
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video vertigo
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 20:11 |
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I don't know if I fit into any of those. But my group was a pretty unique one.
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"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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martinn
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Location: Argentina
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 20:10 |
Tony R wrote:
A nun once described me as The Antichrist because I fondled a girl's bottom at a school disco... 
Dragged me out of the hall by my left ear....  |
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Atkingani
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 19:34 |
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They respected me due to the BIG FLOOD!
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Guigo
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The Miracle
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 18:51 |
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Everyone at school says I'm weird, so I guess I am. I also claim to be Jesus, but I guess I'm not.
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stonebeard
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Location: NE Indiana
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 18:31 |
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I hang out with gamers mostly, but I don't play much games. I have friends from all walks of life.
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salmacis
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 17:54 |
I only finished high school a few months ago actually. I think I was probably always viewed as an eccentric right the way through my school life, with my preference for anything with a 'cult' theme. I stuck by prog really, but I went through all kind of things like Spaghetti Westerns, Kung Fu films and my current obsession, cult British TV. I simply wouldn't accept that newer meant better. 
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avestin
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 17:27 |
None of the above... No one adressed me... which is just fine 
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