Re: CHAT: Steg's wonderful .sig (and a question)

In a message dated 11/3/99 8:53:42 PM Pacific Standard Time,
microtonal@SERICAP.COM writes:

> Steg Belsky wrote:
>
>  >  "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops."
>
>  Steg, this quote made my day! My fiancee didn't appreciate it nearly as
>  much as I did. She thinks I'm a nerd.
>
>  Speaking of which, does anyone else run into this kind of attitude from
>  your loved ones? Mind you, she doesn't think I should stop conlanging,
>  she just lovingly teases me about my super-nerdy hobby. ;) (no offense
>  if someone on the list doesn't yet realize just how nerdy we all are)
>
my wife also didn't seem to enjoy the quote as i did..."looks like something
on an over-the-hill gag t-shirt" she says..   she has a point.   (i want one
heh heh)

when i try to explain some new device in Aniese or other...  she tries to
listen but i get the feeling that she's organizing the shopping list or
something in the back of her head.. heh heh, it's not too bad though, she's
just disinterested...  i guess to the uninterested, it can be a rather dull
subject (eegads what am i saying!!!)

"i am NOT less perfect than Lore... i am NOT less perfect than Lore...."

actually, i have a semi-genius freind working on a mechanical engineering
degree who has told me more than once how he can't fathom how i could
conlang. like it's the most complex thing in the world to him...  has anyone
had this type of experience?

oel oushean!

iisem
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To me, boxing is like a ballet,
except there is no music, no choreography,
and the dancers hit each other.
-Jack Handey