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Thread: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

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    Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Subject says it all.

    I am not sure of my own opinion at the moment, but thought it would make a good discussion.
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    I've seen lots of geeks or at least, geeky looking guys, on Tues & Thurs nights in JJ's in Glasgow. The problem with them is they seem to think they can dance and their antics (styling) only serve to make them look ridiculous.

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew View Post
    Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.
    Not in a dance sense they don't.

    Trust me Lee...even John Merrick would look attractive to us ladies if he was a great dancer.

    It cracks me up when I see absolute mingers strutting around the blues room with women drooling all over them desperate for a dance and these blokes actually start believing they are irresistible. FYI...you're still mingers and the magic wears off as soon as you leave the dance floor.
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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    Not in a dance sense they don't.

    Trust me Lee...even John Merrick would look attractive to us ladies if he was a great dancer.

    It cracks me up when I see absolute mingers strutting around the blues room with women drooling all over them desperate for a dance and these blokes actually start believing they are irresistible. FYI...you're still mingers and the magic wears off as soon as you leave the dance floor.
    It's either that or the Lynx

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew View Post
    Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.
    you should know

    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post

    Trust me Lee...even John Merrick would look attractive to us ladies if he was a great dancer.

    looks like my friend 'Silver' from Hammersmith will be getting loads more dances than normal then

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew View Post
    It's either that or the Lynx
    These female attractant sprays don't really work you know.
    My theory on the geeks, is that they know how to dance technically, due to their logical thinking and working out how moves work, but are not necessarily natural dancers.
    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble
    It cracks me up when I see absolute mingers strutting around the blues room with women drooling all over them desperate for a dance and these blokes actually start believing they are irresistible. FYI...you're still mingers and the magic wears off as soon as you leave the dance floor.
    I've always wondered why Ceroc don't market to the men with the fact that mingers become attractive for 3 minutes at a time if they can dance well. (That's long enough for most men)

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew View Post
    It's either that or the Lynx
    Most Geeks on this forum seems to use Linux

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    There are quite a lot of reasons why MJ attracts a greater proportion of geeky blokes:

    • All those moves, did you know there are over 600 of them?, maybe I can collect them all etc.
    • Oh look; there are DVD's, on-line lessons, You-Tube clips, and, joy of joys, another forum I can join.
    • There are women involved, apparently.........and, get this, you get quite close to them and they can't run away (well most don't seem to)
    • The loud music helpfully drowns out all the inane and incomprehensible techno-babble which they can't help spouting
    • It brings out their dogged determination, once they get past the initial shock, to keep "leveling up" (Geek attempt at humour there)
    Geeks also have some advantages in that they are less likely to be arrogant and thoughtless towards their partners, and with time and patience they may even overcome their personal hygiene issues, terrible dress sense and inability to look anyone (except fellow geeks) in the eye.

    How do I know this?, well I have this friend you see.......

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cruella View Post
    I've always wondered why Ceroc don't market to the men with the fact that mingers become attractive for 3 minutes at a time if they can dance well. (That's long enough for most men)
    Reminds me of a post I did a few months back...

    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    UGLY?

    NOT EMPTIED YOUR LOVE PLUMS INTO A GORGEOUS LADY RECENTLY?

    CEROC CAN CHANGE ALL THAT


    "CEROC...BETTER THAN ROHYPNOL"

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Geek is not gender biased - can be male or female.

    Whereas nerd is male only.

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Don't know about geeks but i find it amazing how many computer programmers / physics / science nerds etc are the better dancers....

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Doolan View Post
    I've seen lots of geeks or at least, geeky looking guys, on Tues & Thurs nights in JJ's in Glasgow. The problem with them is they seem to think they can dance and their antics (styling) only serve to make them look ridiculous.
    Not quite sure what you mean by this - maybe people are just enjoying themselves and not worrying too much what they look like rather than doing something thinking that they look amazing?

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew View Post
    Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.
    No. We don't

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Caz View Post
    Don't know about geeks but i find it amazing how many computer programmers / physics / science nerds etc are the better dancers....
    I find it hard to distinguish "nerd" from "geek".

    Astro, why can't you have female nerds? I'm sure I've met a few in my time.
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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi View Post
    I find it hard to distinguish "nerd" from "geek".

    Astro, why can't you have female nerds? I'm sure I've met a few in my time.
    Yeh I do too.. my phraseology was a bit bad there... I mean that a lot of the best dancers I know are computer programmers / into science related professions....I recall a conversation at Perth NYE about this with KT, Wolverine etc.

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    I paint and play with Warhammer models. I watch Star Trek, Babylon 5 and own 5 out of the 6 Star Wars films (episode 3 was utter rubbish). I wrote fan fiction for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the X Files, Star Trek and (get this) Warhammer 40K. I have categorised my (large) directory of aeroplane pictures on my computer. I can write HTML web code. I have been in chess club, wargaming society and computer society.

    I am an incurably epic geek.

    But I can dance.

    (How well is another matter...)

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    So should all geeks/nerds roll up and report here and get their dancing rated?

    I'm not reporting my credentials but I'm definitely a geek!

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Bartholomew View Post
    Geeks have to work harder than non-geeks to impress the ladies.
    Nope. Geeks do it for me every time - even if they can't dance

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    Re: Geeks make better dancers – discuss.

    Quote Originally Posted by batnurse View Post
    Geeks do it for me every time - even if they can't dance
    To say someone was a Geek, used to be insult. It seems now, that being a geek is 'almost' something to be proud of.

    I wonder how many people are 'closet' geeks?

    Its OK, you can come out now!

    Time for another poll?

    I'm a Geek, and proud.
    I'm a closet Geek
    I'm a 'wanna be Geek'
    I have geekish tendencies which I try to keep under control.
    I have no Geekish tendencies, I'm jealous! etc...
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