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Martin Walser  
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 More options May 4 1994, 4:25 am
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From: wal...@midget.towson.edu (Martin Walser)
Date: 4 May 1994 07:50:02 GMT
Local: Wed, May 4 1994 3:50 am
Subject: Internet and the Media (was: tv?)
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>Just out of interest, does the *anorak* have the same stigma attached to it
>in the US or is it a UK-only phenomenon ?

   Actually, I don't think the word is used at all. Though I'm not quite
clear about the meaning... it seems to have more than one that I've seen
here:
1) a geeky fan-type person (be it Trek, Fantasy/SciFi or whatever)
2) an ancient egyptian religious symbol of a cross with a looped top

       O
      -+-
       |

Like that. Sometimes they're worn by hard-core "alternative" fantasy fans
(you know... the ones who are *really* into Tarot/Mother Goddess/whatever).

Am I way off?  As for the first definition, geek/nerd tend to suffice though
they're useage seems to have fallen lately. The word for the second definition
in American english is "Ankh" surprisingly enough. (ahh-nk).

Co-inky-dink?

Mart (wal...@midget.towson.edu)


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