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And lo on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:41:54 +0100, Shay <sha### [at] none none> did
spake, saying:
> Invisible wrote:
>> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/archives/268
>> How many of these words can *you* figure out, without looking them up?
>> Am I just supremely illiterate, or are these words actually rare?
>>
> You're not knowing these words supports my low opinion of geek
> television and literature [1], which I have found to be typically inane.
> What I can't figure out is why? Why are such an intelligent group of
> people drawn so strongly to children's books and poorly written pulp
> magazine serials?
Answer 1: Because geeks work their brains so hard they sometimes need to
give them the equivalent of a nice sit down and a cuppa.
Answer 2: Because socially and emotionally that's what what geeks relate
to most.
Pick one or submit your own :-)
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Phil Cook
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