This is why yelling out "geek" as I walk by is probably a bad idea.

And so it was written...

The geek shall inherit the earth.

Also, it makes me cranky. And you don't want to make me cranky...

We can file this as another post on "bullying" for Bullying Awareness Month. (Or blogging: it's how I avoid doing my homework.)

So let's break this down logically. Let's imagine that for some reason, you are an adult who thinks name calling between strangers is funny. And the best one you can come up with is a comparison to some of the greatest minds of all time. So when you say I'm a geek, exactly what kind of geek am I?

• Like Marie Curie the double Nobel Prize winning geek
• Like Ada Lovelace the computer programming geek (<-- It's this one, right?)
• Like Grace Hopper another computer programming geek (<-- Or maybe this one?)
• Or Anita Borg who founded the Institute for Women and Technology so that more women would become geeks

(Bonus points to me for making this a post about women in technology and bullying simultaneously.)

Apparently, I need to remind you exactly what it is that "geeks" do. Ever think about how "geeks" are responsible for the things that make life so simple that even an idiot can live it?

1. Microwaves
2. Smart Phones
3. Anti-Lock Brakes
4. Computers
5. Calculators
6. Google
7. YouTube
8. Facebook
9. The Internet Itself...
10. Angry Birds

So do I remind you of a great inventor or one of the notable woman in technology's herstory? Or do I just intimidate you in general because I refuse to cower as you try to assert some grade school level social standing over me?

Or is "geek" really just the best you can do?