| Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 14:54:29 +0900
| From: "Josh Glover" <jmglov at gmail.com>
|
| On 03/08/07, Brian Foster <blf at utvinternet.ie> wrote:
| > | Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 07:30:31 +0900
| > | From: "Josh Glover" <jmglov at gmail.com>
| > |[ ... ]
| > | I think the days of geeks [ ... ]
| > wrong.
| > proof by existence: me.
|
| Damn you, ya contrary bastard! ;)
<<<grins>>>
| > albeit I've never liked the term "geek"
| > and do not refer to myself as one,
| > so perhaps I'm not a counterexample?
|
| Oh, whew. Thanks for letting me off the hook.
|
| I just think "geek" has a better ring than "computer, science,
| technology, science fiction, and fantasy enthusiast". ;)
oh, I dunno, “scientist, engineer, and contrary bastard”
has a nice ring to it — and I even have a T-shirt with a
big “BASTARD” printed on the front.
have we completely derailed whatever this was about yet?
cheers!
-blf-
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