Comments on: Geeks Make Good Lovers / Awkward Things I Say to Girls http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/02/21/geeks-make-good-lovers-awkward-things-i-say-to-girls/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:56:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: EA Blevins http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/02/21/geeks-make-good-lovers-awkward-things-i-say-to-girls/#comment-10349 EA Blevins Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:04:52 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/02/21/geeks-make-good-lovers-awkward-things-i-say-to-girls/#comment-10349 Since I play Warcraft and am married to a geek (and am a geek), I can honestly say playing an MMORPG doesn't negate any of those on its own. And while the list might not be all accurate, its being a generalization, I take it in the spirit it was given. Geeks DO tend to be more stable than people who go out drinking and partying in order to be popular. And it's sad to see a girl with a guy who's bad for her when perfectly nice, stable guys are sitting alone b/c of their less-than-ept social skills. That said, I know the other side of the generalization, and, as a player of Warcraft and geek-wife, confirm the existence of geeks that don't fit any of ATISTG's list of traits. But those guys, if we're sticking to generalizations, are losers. And ATISTG is focusing on the non-losers, the nice guys. ^_^ Since I play Warcraft and am married to a geek (and am a geek), I can honestly say playing an MMORPG doesn’t negate any of those on its own. And while the list might not be all accurate, its being a generalization, I take it in the spirit it was given. Geeks DO tend to be more stable than people who go out drinking and partying in order to be popular.

And it’s sad to see a girl with a guy who’s bad for her when perfectly nice, stable guys are sitting alone b/c of their less-than-ept social skills.

That said, I know the other side of the generalization, and, as a player of Warcraft and geek-wife, confirm the existence of geeks that don’t fit any of ATISTG’s list of traits. But those guys, if we’re sticking to generalizations, are losers. And ATISTG is focusing on the non-losers, the nice guys. ^_^

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/02/21/geeks-make-good-lovers-awkward-things-i-say-to-girls/#comment-8842 Anonymous Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:05:52 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/02/21/geeks-make-good-lovers-awkward-things-i-say-to-girls/#comment-8842 I thought Lewis summed it up best: "All jocks ever think about is sports. All we ever think about is sex." I thought Lewis summed it up best:
“All jocks ever think about is sports. All we ever think about is sex.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/02/21/geeks-make-good-lovers-awkward-things-i-say-to-girls/#comment-8841 Anonymous Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:59:44 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/02/21/geeks-make-good-lovers-awkward-things-i-say-to-girls/#comment-8841 Geeks are not interested in status? Geeks haven't formed bad habits? Geeks can concentrate? Er, isn't the enormous popularity of MMORPGs -- like say, <i>World of Warcraft</i> -- sufficient negative illustration for all three points? =) Geeks are not interested in status?

Geeks haven’t formed bad habits?

Geeks can concentrate?

Er, isn’t the enormous popularity of MMORPGs — like say, World of Warcraft — sufficient negative illustration for all three points? =)

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