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From: peter cliffe <cliffep@removespamoldstreet.agw.bt.co.uk>
Subject: Re: REQ: a dork!
Date: 1997/10/20
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Which just goes to show, how terminology gets altered from one
generation
to the next. Dirk Taylor's reply confirms the original usage. Ok, so I'm
an old fart, but I don't need you kids telling me what a word means,
when I know it means one thing, when it used to mean another. This is a
bit like most music these days, that samples stuff from thirty or so
years ago. When I start singing along to the 'latest' club anthem, my 17
year-old daughter looks at me and says 'How come you know this?, it's
only just been released' - oh yeah!
Anyway, 'nuff of this dork stuff. I really enjoy looking into this site,
and seeing the creative offerings, some really imaginative stuff here,
wish I could do it so well.
Pete (47 going on 16)