hacker

[Joel S. Berson]

Thank you, Alice, for reminding me of the proto-eponymous instance.  :-)

Joel

At 7/28/2010 10:53 PM, Alice Faber wrote:
>What, no "hack a Shaq"?
>
>On 7/28/10 9:59 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>>Isn't the "Hacker" below more likely someone who fouls repeatedly in
>>the basket-brawl game? A "hack" is a foul committed by striking the
>>opponent's shooting arm during his act of shooting. And therefore no
>>connection with computers, telephone systems, or campus pranks.
>>
>>Although I don't find this sense in the OED. And OED has "hack, v.1,
>>in sports only for football.)
>>
>>Joel
>>
>>At 7/28/2010 07:56 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>>>The Tech, vol. 78:9. March 11, 1958
>>>Basket-Brawl Game Planned For Faculty Early This Spring. p. 6/1
>>>>Last year's game, won by the Science-Administration five, featured
>>>>such Tech notables as "Easy Uno" Ingard, Dean "White Bucks" Speer,
>>>>Nicholas "Iron Man" Grant, Dean William "Hacker" Holden, "Rocky
>>>>Stocky" Stockmayer, Mal "Waban Wrecker" Kispert, Joseph "Bonus Baby"
>>>>Synder, Charles "Killer" Miller, Rog "Prouncer" Prouty, and John "The
>>>>Stilt" Murphy. The officials included President Killian, Deans Rule
>>>>and Fassett, Dr. Stratton and Dean Thresher.
>>
>>Joel
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