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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 08:39 am
I'm trying to tease out a curious change (since, oh, ten years ago) in the meaning of the word geek.

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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 03:21 am (UTC)
LOL!

That's pretty much what I thought happened, I was quite amused by excellent aim with which you stepped in it with not one, but both feet. So once I did a whois on your domain, and was pretty certain that you weren't just a friend poking fun at me, I figured I'd give you the full benefit of the experience.

:)

One of my ongoing peeves is how in just about any bit of popular fiction, the character named Larry is aways a dweeb or a nebbish. People who know me, and that seems to be most of the planet, would probable define a Larry not as someone clueless about social graces, but someone with an unerring ability to always say exactly the wrong thing.

Sometimes, it amuses me.


Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 03:56 am (UTC)
Heh. You have to admit, if I -had- been a friend intentionally slipping it in there, that would've been a pretty stylish joke!

But no, both feet. I'm glad you weren't irreparably offended. :)

George has its superficial stigmas too, though Misters Clooney and Michael removed many of the older ones, and Misters Bush added newer ones. And Geo, of course, has the cars. Always with the cars.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 04:03 am (UTC)
As a friend would say, "I've been called worse things by far more important people than you".

I've also pointed out that I've been a nerd since long before it was fashionable.