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  Re: We're all Anoraks on this bus (was Sadness
 
(...) Okay, this here Bozo is ignorant. I thought an anorak was some kind of warm jacket from L.L. Bean. (...) You mean like the editors of Time magazine selling out and calling Giuliani Person of the Year because they didn't have the *ahem* guts to (...) (23 years ago, 23-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: We're all Anoraks on this bus (was Sadness
 
"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:Got0JI.It6@lugnet.com... (...) Anoraks are indeed a warm jacket. As such, they are commonly worn by Train Spotters - who spend all day on cold station platforms waiting to note down (...) (23 years ago, 23-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: We're all Anoraks on this bus (was Sadness
 
(...) Which is why I said it applies to us. NOT meant as an insult, I don't find it as insulting a term as some of those in the UK do. (see thoughts on what it means to be a hacker and the hacker trance, and some other topics, in the jargon file... (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: We're all Anoraks on this bus (was Sadness
 
(...) Ya know, that describes most people's hobbies to most poeple that don't share them. For example, I find that an excellent descriptor of sports fans. Ugh, I can't imagine a more dreary way to spend a Sunday afternoon than watching football, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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