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#319854 8-Jun-2025 19:24
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Been on a binge watching etymology videos, which I found the derivation of Geek ðŸĪŠ

 

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  #3381810 8-Jun-2025 21:01
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Evolve beyond their original meaning, words do.

Anything for nerd?



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  #3382442 10-Jun-2025 12:28
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First appeared as "Nert" in U.S. colleges about a century ago.

 

Thought to be a slang variation on "nut"

 

 

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  #3382496 10-Jun-2025 15:15
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Martha has a madman - by Manfred Mann

 

“He's tellin' her the world is full of freaks and geeks and simples …“ 😉😁

 

 




     

  • Qui nihil scit, omnia credere debet.
  • Firewalls do NOT stop dragons.
  • In effect we have everything to hide from someone, and no idea who someone is.

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