Re: Láadan

Peter Clark scripsit:

>  Maxim: if there is a pressing need for a term, one will either be invented or
> "de-obscured" in short order, regardless of gender. For instance, raise your
> hand if you knew what a "chad" was before the 2000 presidential elections.
/me raises hand

Anyone who had any dealings with punch card, and/or read the Jargon File in
any of its online or print versions, would know the term.

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