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  From: Robert Wuttke <robert.wuttke@disc.com.au>
  To  : Linux SA" <LinuxSA@linuxsa.org.au>, "Mark Newton <LinuxSA@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 08:54:33 +0930

Re: Geek or Nerd?

>From what I gather, Nerd only came into existence in the 70's when it was
first coined by the script writers on the show Happy Days, this is according
to Tom Bosley (sorry about the spelling Tom...) who announced this live and
would probably have made sure this statement is correct.

Rob.

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
To: Jake Hawkes <jake@eclectic.com.au>
Cc: <ansell@chariot.net.au>; <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: Geek or Nerd?


> Jake Hawkes wrote:
>
>  > A nerd is possibly also a geek, but more probably a person who finds it
>  > difficult to participate in social interaction.
>
> Told you so! :-)
>
>    - mark
>
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