Collegiate "geek" in the '70s (was Re: Synonymy avoidance)

[Jonathan Lighter]

Ha !  Teen discomfiture is one of the highest aims of education, I always say !

JL

"Sally O. Donlon" <sod at LOUISIANA.EDU> wrote:
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I told my middle school daughter and her friends about the geek
reference to biting off chicken heads and they were not only grossed
out, but heavily offended because to them it means the
really-smart-kid-who-may-be-uncool-now-but-who-everyone-knows-will-
grow-up-to-be-another-Bill-Gates.

sally


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