I listen to this uber nerdy cool podcast called Geeks On, hosted by four guys you never heard of out of Hollywood. But they recently finished their 100th show which was 100 Things Geeks Like. They polled a bunch of geeks in 10 categories and told them to write down their Top 10. So here, in all of its glory, is the list. I transcribed it straight from the show, so there is at least one thing that I have no idea what they were talking about. As for the other geeky stuff... I tried to link to things in explanation if you aren't a geek that most people would go,"Huh?" Mouseover to see the links, they aren't showing up because I was lazy when I created the list and didn't use the list tag 200 times, preferring a different tag, which changed the color. Live with it. It's still a pretty kick-ass post. So there.
Still, I think Geeks On forgot some things. See what you think.
100. Google - the company & the products 99. Magic- The Gathering - card game 98. Settlers of Catan - board game 97. Gary Gygax - founder of Dungeons & Dragons 96. Shadowrun -RPG game 95. Belgariad -book (David Eddings) 94. Discworld (Terry Pratchett)-book series 93. Dragon Lance (1st 3 books) 92. MENSA - high IQ organization 91. Steve Jobs - co-creator of Apple Computers 90. X- Files - tv show 89. Elektra - comic book 88. Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy - book 87. GenCon (organization) 86. Robotech 85. Carl Sagan - physicist 84. Bill Gates - Microsoft 83. Carcassonne (board game) 82. Heroes - tv show 81. Comicon - comic book convention 80. Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) 79. Terminator/Terminator 2 78. Sandman (gothic-style comic book by Neil Gaiman) 77. Top Ten 76. Foundation Trilogy (Asimov) 75. Knights of the Old Republic - card game 74. RenFaire - period costume faire 73.Iron Giant - movie 72. The Hobbit - animated film 71. Chess (the board game) 70. Superman the comic 69. Pac Man - video arcade game 68. 2001: A Space Odyssey 67. Batman: The Killing Joke - comic book 66. Metal Gear Solid - video game 65. Street Fighter 2 - video game 64. JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) 63. video camera 62. Batman, the animated series 61. Wheel of Time - book by Robert Jordan 60. Star Trek, the movies 59. Batman, the comics 58. Ghost in the Shell - manga and anime 57. Stan Lee - comic creator & icon 56. BioShock - video game 55. Stephen Hawking - theoretical physicist 54. Puerto Rico - board game 53. TSR/Wizards - game company 52. GPS - global positioning system 51. Ender's Game - book by Orson Scott Card 50. Universal Remote 49. handheld game console 48. Albert Einstein - theoretical physicist 47. Final Fantasy - video game 46. Lost 45. Transformers - original animated series 44. Dr. Who - British tv series 43. Spiderman 42. The Simpsons 41. Akira - Japanese anime 40. Riffs (??) - edited: Rifts - RPG game, thanks @Bobbie42 ! 39. Gene Roddenberry - creator, Star Trek 38. Storyteller Games: Vampire - RPG game 37. Batman, the movies 36. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - tv show (spun from movie) 35. Portal - computer game 34. Civilization - computer game 33. Matrix, movies 32. Star Trek, TNG 31. Harry Potter, books 30. laptop computer 29. Spirited Away - Japanese anime 28. Indiana Jones 27. Halo (the game) 26. NASA 25. GURPS - RPG games system 24. World of Warcraft (WoW) 23. cell phones 22. Alien/Aliens 21. Apple 20. iPod 19. Steven Spielberg 18. Song of Ice and Fire - book series by George RR Martin 17. console gaming (PS, Nintendo etc) 16. George Lucas 15. X-Men - comic book 14. Twilight Zone 13. Pixar - movie studio 12. Firefly - short-lived tv series created by Joss Wedon 11. personal computer (PC) 10. Blade Runner - movie, based upon Philip K. Dick's book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 9. Star Trek 8. Batman, Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller comic 7 iPhone 6. LoTR, movies 5. The Watchmen - graphic novel series 4. LoTR, books 3. Battlestar Galactica 2. Dungeons & Dragons - Role playing game 1. Star Wars
I personally add: Big Bang Theory - the tv show, Macs, Dr. Demento, Jolt cola, M.I.T., robots, and zombies.
What do you think was left off? Let me know in comments!
T, who has to admit it,I knew most of the things on that list
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#40 is Rifts, another role playing system, based in a post apocalyptic future.
We all know live in a house of geeks. It looks from this list some of that has rubbed off on me. My dh geek LOVES his GPS system - he even uses it to get to places he or I know how to get to.
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thanks, Bobbie! I edited the post to reflect the change.
I have GPS on my G1. And I love it. When I want to get to my approximate location. Is the regular GPS better?
We have one for our car and it is wonderful. It takes you right to the
location step-by-step. If you miss a turn it recalculates and gives you new
directions. I was not real excited about it when we got it, but I now see
what a wonderful tool it is. I only get a little frustrated when dh wants
to use it versus me telling him how to get somewhere I have been and he has
not - ever see RV with Robin Williams? There is a scene about just that
thing.
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