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Re: Geek Speak?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 13 Nov 2002 06:02:33 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.org*nomorespam*
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Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote:
> But a few turns of phrase still strike me as particularly odd. When I
> worked at a hobby store some years ago, I frequently heard hardcore game
> geeks use phrases such as "me like!" to describe a favorite item, or else
> they'd say "sigh" or "groan" to denote either sound. I imagine that those
> latter two arose from online MUDs and the like, but where the heck did "me
> like" originate? Cookie Monster? I spot the phrase on LUGNET occasionally,
> so I figured that this was the place to ask.
Hmm. These things should be in the Jargon File. But they're not. Someone
call Eric Raymond.
--
Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
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