The first food pyramid was introduced in 1992 by the USDA, which replaced it now with MyPlate (see below).
Below is the new MyPlate. It shows a plate with the recommended distribution of different nutrients. In my opinion, the plate is much easier to understand than the pyramid as it shows you what your plate should look like. One only wonders if the powerful US dairy industry shoehorned in "Dairy" as being separate from "Protein".
What does it mean to be a geek? Geek used to mean unfashionable or socially inept person. The word geek is derived from the Low German word "geck", meaning "crazy". The new meaning of geek is a person devoted to a particular interest. I am wondering: Doesn't this definition of geek make everybody a geek? Doesn't everybody have a special interest in something? Or, as Aristotle said: We are what we repeatedly do.
There are many different types of geeks. Here is a list of 56 different types of geeks (and counting).
56 Geeks by Scott Johnson
(Source: http://www.myextralife.com/56geeks/images/2086153791_3c96f62bf7_b.jpg)
Flowtown created this great flowchart about the evolution of the geek.
Evolution of Geek (by Flowtown)
[Source: http://www.flowtown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ft-geek-10-20-1-520x1272.jpg]
I am not sure using these geek hand signs will make you look any cooler. :)
What is the difference between a geek, a nerd, a dork and a dweeb?
The difference between Geek, Nerd, Dork, and Dweeb
[Source: http://www.geeksaresexy.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/nerd-venn-diagram.jpg]
Another attempt to define geek:
What is a Geek
[Source: http://geek.travel/sites/geek.travel/files/image/geek.png]
Here is a tribute to female geek and gamer girls (by the band Team Unicorn, with special appearances by a rapping Seth Green, Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff and Stan Lee).
Another classification of geeks (but classified under "nerds"):
Know your Geeks
[Source: http://www.likecool.com/Style/TShirt/Know%20Your%20Nerds/Know-Your-Nerds_1.jpg]
50% of all Facebook users play games on Facebook, 69% of them are female. All together, Facebook gamers spent 927 MILLION hours per month playing online games in Facebook! Mind-boggling!!