and as a cunning linguist, ive become quite the cunnilinguist :) tw
On 7/15/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > aficionado > > larry > > On 7/15/05, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am a master debater > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Malcoy Fitzpatrick II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 8:02 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Another word for "nerd" or "geek" > > > > I'm a cunnilingist > > > > On 7/15/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Techhead. > > > Coder. > > > Brainbox. > > > > > > Of course, I proudly put my geekhood on display. Social dysfunction? > > > Some. But not much. Besides, it seems to me that if someone is going > > > to cally you names, why not co-opt the negative and make it positive? > > > > > > --Ben > > > > > > Cameron Johnson wrote: > > > > Here's a question that a friend of mine asked me, and I thought the CF > > folks could throw in on this. > > > > > > > > Intellectual achievement is something that we, as a society, should want > > to > > > > encourage. Sadly, the term "nerd" or "geek" has negative connotations, > > largely focused around social dysfunction: > > > > > > > > - "Our IT guy? He's a real computer geek." > > > > - "All she does is study. She's such a nerd." > > > > > > > > I am looking for a word or label that can be used to describe > > individuals > > > > who seek to expand their mind and explore the world. "Renaissance Man" > > is a > > > > bit outdated and also somewhat gender specific. "Scholar" tends to focus > > on scholastic achievment. > > > > > > > > The term should have positive connotations that can be used in sentences > > like: > > > > > > > > - "He's a ranked boxer and also a X." > > > > > > > > - "When she isn't out snowboarding, she's programming web pages. > > Clearly, she's an athlete and a X". > > > > > > > > - "I am a X." > > > > > > > > Thoughts, people? > > > > > > > > Cameron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164928 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
