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Re: On nerds and dreamers

From:Damian Yerrick <tepples@...>
Date:Thursday, March 3, 2005, 6:11
"Herman Miller" <hmiller@...> wrote:

> I tend to > prefer the word "nerd" since I learned that "geeks" were originally > carnival performers who supposedly did things like biting off the heads > of chickens. Why someone would pay to see that is beyond me....
Why does Ozzy Osbourne, known for biting the head off a bat, still pack stadiums? -- Damian