Today is Be a Dork Day. That got me to thinking about the word Dork. I remember dork, nerd, geek, and terms like those at one time being insults or certainly not something you\u2019d call your best friend. The terms geek and nerd are no longer used as insults… when people are referred to as a nerd or geek, people don\u2019t \u201clook down\u201d on them \u2014 while the may be \u201cquirky\u201d they\u2019re usually held to a normal \u201clevel of esteem\u201d<\/p>\n
Not so, with dorks, though. A dictionary definition of dork is, \u201ca socially inept, unfashionable, harmless person.\u201d Naturally I did some extensive research on the term and was surprised to find that many, many Internet sources claim that the word \u201cdork\u201d is derived from a part of the whale\u2019s anatomy. However, I couldn\u2019t find any<\/em> reliable source that indicated that the word is in any way associated with whales. I did discover that apparently the earliest known use of the word in print occurs in a novel published in 1961 \u2014 \u201cValhalla,\u201d written by Jere Peacock. A character in that book says, \u201cYou satisfy many women with that dorque?\u201d The context appears to refer to a male sexual organ, but the spelling is different, so I\u2019m not sure dork derived from dorque \u2014 but, I suppose it could be.<\/p>\n So once again my extensive research has failed to produce a definitive answer… but no matter. Today is Be a Dork Day, so if you happen to be one, I guess you should be proud of it and bask in the glory of the day. And I guess if your secret desire is to become a dork, today might be a good chance to go for it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today is Be a Dork Day. That got me to thinking about the word Dork. I remember dork, nerd, geek, and terms like those at one time being insults or certainly not something you\u2019d call your best friend. The terms … Continue reading
\nTo all dorks and wannabe dorks, enjoy your day along with all it has to offer….
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