"nerd" etymythology

[Wilson Gray]

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> "Party-pooper"

Sung to the tune of Pretty Baby in the '50's of my youth:

Every party needs a pooper
That's why we've invited you!
Party-pooper!
Party-pooper!

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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain

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