Simon: On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, Simon Spero wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, Bill Frantz wrote:
At 10:26 PM 6/12/96 -0700, Timothy C. May wrote:
I personally despise the term "nerd," but I won't get into that here. (Except to say that "nerds," "geeks," and "dweebs" are terms of insult, IMHO the best way to deal with an insult is to make it a badge of pride. Geek Pride! Yes! Time to start Hacked-Up! "We're Freaks! We're Geeks! We've got RSA, Get Used To It"
Note in passing that both "Baptist" and "Mormon" were originally terms of insult heaped on members of those respective faiths. xan jonathon grafolog@netcom.com ********************************************************************** * * * Opinions expressed don't necessarily reflect my own views. * * * * There is no way that they can be construed to represent * * any organization's views. * * * ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * * * http://members.tripod.com/~graphology/index.html * * * ***********************************************************************