> I ran across the following in a report on the CeBit trade fair > in Hanover: > > 'Anoraks? > 'Although some companies seem to be getting out of the ink jet > refill kit business..., we talked with one entrepreneur at the > show who is very keen on refill kits. "Refill kits are for > 'anoraks'," said Steve Shine, Managing Director of JR Inkjet > Ltd. An "anorak" is the British equivalent of a "computer nerd" > or a "geek," he went on to explain. "And I am an anorak," he > exclaimed.' > > Why "anorak"? Is it because outdoors people are considered > nerds in Great Britain? Maybe I should stop wearing my anorak > and start wearing a pocket protector! > > Chuck Holst The archetypical geek in Britain is the 'Train spotter', a strange breed of nerd who obtain their pleasure from standing on railway station platforms pointlessly collecting the registration numbers and timetables of passing locomotives and rolling stock. The epitome of 'Train spotter' chic is the 70's nylon anorak with fake fur around the hood. Train spotters are the ultimate geeks, they wear anoraks, thus Anorak = Geek/Nerd etc. HTH Cheers Colin Calder 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 26 1999 - 02:28:17 PDT
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