Derek Bell writes:
In message <Pine.3.89.9606140305.A10802-0100000@netcom19>, jonathon writes:
Note in passing that both "Baptist" and "Mormon" were originally terms of insult heaped on members of those respective faiths.
I think "Quaker" had a similar history..
Yes, as does "Queer". But the "crypto-" prefix has an additional meaning that may make its use somewhat problematic. A "crypto-" something can be a "fake-" or "hidden-" something. So if it actually became popular to be a geek, you'd have cool people becoming crypto-geeks. -russ <nelson@crynwr.com> http://www.crynwr.com/~nelson Crynwr Software sells packet driver support | PGP ok 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | It's no mistake to err on Potsdam, NY 13676 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | the side of freedom.