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  Geek Speak?
 
I tend to be very aware of linguistic quirks, such the overuse of the word "literally" (ie, it's literally raining cats and dogs out there) or the whole implied/inferred conflation. In my more uptight past I used to get annoyed by some of these, but (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  From Yahoo News - Oddly Enough
 
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Workers at a Romanian car factory have decided to donate sperm to get the debt-ridden plant out of the red, private television ProTv reported on Tuesday. "Our feasibility study shows that if 1,000 workers donate their sperm for (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Zork
 
(...) Wasteland and Heroes of Might and Magic. I didn't work on the original Bard's Tale except for conversions, so I don't count that one. Bruce (24 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Zork
 
(...) So did any make it? Frank (24 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Zork
 
(...) any of the games I worked on made it into the hall of fame. :-) There was the Scott Adams abbreviated version around that time. Bruce (24 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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