Re: Question
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005, stilist wrote: > Veronica Karlsson wrote: > > Question: geek or nerd? Apropos what? > Geek. > > Follow-up question: why? Why <-> y <-> greek i <-> I <-> Aye <-> yes. QED > "Geek" simply refers to a person with an obsession. Nerd is more of a > derogatory term, unless it's in reference to the delicious little > candies made by Willy Wonka. Geek comes from a carnival performer who would eat what ever was thrown to them, bite the head off a live chicken etc. --I believe it's a variation on "freak". Don't remember hearing "nerd" before _Happy Days_, but maybe I was cooler back then... 3ch
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