1996-06-13 - Re: Insults (was: PBS show)

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-06-13 22:51:28 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 06:51:28 +0800

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 06:51:28 +0800
To: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Insults (was: PBS show)
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On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, Bill Frantz wrote:

> At 10:26 PM 6/12/96 -0700, Timothy C. May wrote:
> >I personally despise the term "nerd," but I won't get into that here.
> >(Except to say that "nerds," "geeks," and "dweebs" are terms of insult, and

> IMHO the best way to deal with an insult is to make it a badge of pride. 

Geek Pride! Yes! Time to start Hacked-Up!

"We're Freaks! We're Geeks! We've got RSA, Get Used To It"

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