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

[Mullins, Bill]

Yes, it was the only real fun I ever had as a Scout Leader.

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> Ha !  Teen discomfiture is one of the highest aims of
> education, I always say !
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> JL
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> "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.
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> sally
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