Why you need to be a geek to own an Audi...
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RE: Why you need to be a geek to own an Audi...
no I thought niggly was derogatory only becasue of its implications maybe derogatory was the wrong word, prejudiced might have been better.. but now i know what you were going for so its ok.. "niggling" is totally different...
ORIGINAL: kpatz
Ok, so after consulting an online dictionary, I suppose that "niggling" is a more correct term to use instead of "niggly". Just because my vocabulary isn't 100% perfect doesn't make me a retard (ok, how's that for derogatory??). I just don't use certain words often enough.
And if it's "geek" you think is derogatory, maybe it was in the 80s, but now most people are proud to be considered geeks. Especially those who are self proclaimed geeks.
Besides, would a retard be able to figure out pesky little electrical problems in a car?
Ok, so after consulting an online dictionary, I suppose that "niggling" is a more correct term to use instead of "niggly". Just because my vocabulary isn't 100% perfect doesn't make me a retard (ok, how's that for derogatory??). I just don't use certain words often enough.
And if it's "geek" you think is derogatory, maybe it was in the 80s, but now most people are proud to be considered geeks. Especially those who are self proclaimed geeks.
Besides, would a retard be able to figure out pesky little electrical problems in a car?
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From: Lancaster pa
RE: Why you need to be a geek to own an Audi...
a geek would have spent hundred of hours comparing their problem to those of problems had by other people in every situation on earth, then they would have spent tons of morey to replace the part with the best possible soloution, and wired it up so it could run the normal function, and make necular power as well
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RE: Why you need to be a geek to own an Audi...
It's not just that I *checked* a fuse... it was finding out *which* fuse to check, without checking every single one.
Not everyone associates "Intelligent Power Module" with "Windshield Washer"... obviously the fuse box labels were developed by a geek.
Well, a true geek would replace the entire windshield washer system with a DIY set-up, to get around the blown fuse.
Not everyone associates "Intelligent Power Module" with "Windshield Washer"... obviously the fuse box labels were developed by a geek.
Well, a true geek would replace the entire windshield washer system with a DIY set-up, to get around the blown fuse.
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Joined: May 2005
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From: Mountain View, CA
RE: Why you need to be a geek to own an Audi...
I think it takes a real man to fix his car, a true geek would never own an Audi in the first place. He drives a civic, ford focus, car his grandmother gave to him, or prius.
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Vancouver, BC
RE: Why you need to be a geek to own an Audi...
It may take being a geek to track down 'niggly electircal' issues, and it may take a man to DIY... but it takes a nerd to critique a geek's post about being a geek! Some ppl are so petty and sensitive.
Good Job on usin your melon instead of your wallet to fix your problems, kaptz. I like the word niggly and didn't read too much into it.
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RE: Why you need to be a geek to own an Audi...
i think its more the difference between SMART and DUMB... a dumb person will just rack out the money, while a SMART person will track down and fix thsoe little issues.... especially when that person is broke like me