On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, D. Mark Andrews wrote:
> Perhaps "nut" is an insult where you reside, but in California we are
> all nuts and take great pride in it. We also like nerd.
>
That's extremely interesting Mark -- the part about Nerd. What would you
say it means now? (Offlist, if you prefer.) Last week I photographed a
fellow with "NERD" in giant letters on his T-shirt. He seemed quite proud
of it. I asked him where he got the shirt and he said his girlfriend gave
it to him because, "I'm always reading and writing."
The last I heard, "Nerd" meant hopeless, um, Dweeb? Creep? Schlemiel?
Now it seems to have crept, and means, what?.... "wonk"? "egghead"?
Whatever, thanks for the heads up.
J.
Received on Fri Aug 26 20:57:56 2005
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