Bachelor Geeks!: Bachelor Geeks, UNITE!

Or fix a computer or program a calculator or something. Play some Wii? Make a few fabulous jokes. You know. Be you. Our marvelous Bachelor Geeks.

Eligible Bachelor Geeks. (So, if there are any ladies who find the idea of geeky bachelors to be quite their cup of tea ... um, call and have them come fix your computer.)

So, obviously I don't know what to write for the opening post.

Paco says Todd embraces the term Geek. Why is that? I'm guessing it's not for the taste of chicken heads.

Okay, that's enough so we can get the first post up. We just need a really cool graphic or something.

GEEK from Wikipedia

The word geek is a slang term, with different meanings ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to be overly intellectual".^[1]

This word comes from English dialect geek, geck: fool, freak; from Low German geck, from Middle Low German. The root geck still survives in Dutch and Afrikaans gek: crazy, as well as some German dialects, and in the Alsatian word Gickeleshut: geek's hat, used in carnivals.^[2]

Formerly, in 18th century Austria-Hungary, Gecken were freaks shown by some circuses. In 19th century, in North-America, the term geek referred to a freak in circus side-shows. In some cases, its performance included biting the head off a live chicken. The 1976 edition of the American Heritage Dictionary included only the definition regarding geek shows.

Although often considered as a pejorative, the term is also often used self-referentially without malice or as a source of pride - an example is the 'Geek Squad' of the Best Buy company.

^ "Dictionary: Geek". Dictionary.com-Merriam-Webster entry. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geek. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
^ French Wikipedia Geek Article

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