4.0251 Responses: Nerd; Knowledge (2/26)

Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Thu, 5 Jul 90 16:17:23 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0251. Thursday, 5 Jul 1990.


(1) Date: 05 Jul 90 12:51 EST (15 lines)
From: Malcolm Hayward <MHAYWARD@IUPCP6.BITNET>
Subject: Last Nerd Word Heard

(2) Date: Wed, 04 Jul 90 23:33:00 CDT (11 lines)
From: "Michael S. Hart" <HART@UIUCVMD>
Subject: Re: 4.0241 The Age of Knowledge

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Date: 05 Jul 90 12:51 EST
From: Malcolm Hayward <MHAYWARD@IUPCP6.BITNET>
Subject: Last Nerd Word Heard

I swore to shut up. Okay. RPI, Troy, New York, 1962, the word
was "tool." Variation: "wedge" (because a wedge is "a simple
tool"). I checked Mad Magazines c. 1968-1972: no "Nerds" that
I could find. In fact, surprisingly few general terms of the
name calling sort. Mostly comic names--little slang. Still,
it's crackers to slip a rasor the dropsy in snide.

Malcolm Hayward MHayward@IUP
Department of English Phone: 412-357-2322 or
IUP 412-357-2261
Indiana, PA 15705
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Date: Wed, 04 Jul 90 23:33:00 CDT
From: "Michael S. Hart" <HART@UIUCVMD>
Subject: Re: 4.0241 The Age of Knowledge (2/38)

re: dusknox@skipspc.idbsu.edu (Skip_Knox)

Senility, Roman Empire, etc

My response must be that you check these out yourself, and not take my
word or Skip's. Skip's "arguments" are ALL listed in the 57 major
fallacies. mh