Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] etymology of 'geek', 'nerd', etc.

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Lets not forget the Matrix where all the nerd/geeks are kung fu masters
and carry big guns. Geeks kick ass these days. Even Homer should be
impressed. :)

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On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Jonathan King wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Neil Bradshaw wrote:
> 
> > I don't recall the gang from "Revenge of the Nerds" having that many
> > computers. 
> 
> 
> No, but do you remember the "nerds" who invaded the Homer Simpson
> residence after they (and Homer) got tossed out of the dorms in the
> Simpsons episode where Homer has to take and pass a course in Nuclear
> Engineering or lose his job, fails anyway, and is eventually saved by one
> of the nerds who hack into the administration computer and changes his "F"
> into an "A"?  Those guys had computers. Much more interestingly, those
> guys were also drawn in such a way that when they were typing they had
> classic "computer face".  (By which I mean the expressionless stare you
> have while programming that could be confused with clinically significant
> "flattening of affect".)
> 
> > They had slide rulers and pocket protectors :)
> 
> That's "slide rule", you gweeping nerd.  If I ever catch you getting
> *that* wrong, I'll smack you upside the head with my Post Versalog 1460.
> :-)
> 
> jking
> 
> ps--the Versalog is a precious heirloom from my dad, lest you get the
> wrong idea...
> 
> 
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