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To repeat myself: why on earth? :-)
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To repeat myself: why on earth? :-)
Apparently some spell anarak with a 'c', some without, think I prefer it without, but anyway Jackie, here's a definition from the Dictionary of Slang:
anorak: Noun. An often socially inept person, having an obsessive interest in a hobby or subject. Usually has little or no fashion sense, and errs towards eccentricity. Originates from the 'trainspotter' look, of wearing anoraks; spending so much time at the end of station platforms in all weathers necessitates the wearing of such attire. Cf. 'trainspotter'. Derog.
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My earliest recollection of the word geek dates back to the 1947 Hollywood movie "Nightmare Alley," in which the chicken-head-biting sideshow attraction described as such was played by Tyrone Power. Strange casting, but it worked.
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anorack: noun, an article of clothing, similar to what in US is called a ski jacket, heavy weight, with a hood, and often a collar that zips shut, and covers the chin.
sometimes a Pull over, with a half zipper and center (single) pocktet sometimes with a full front zipper, and two deep pockets. the outside is usually made out of ripstop nylon, or some other wind/weather resistant fabric.
the word is from one of the Northern canadian tribes of indians (cree? eskimo?) and is commonly used in UK--
and as David says, commonly worn by trainspotters, so it has become by association, "nerd cloths".. (just like flood pants and pocket protectors here are symbolic of nerds)
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Grind! That's it, AnnaS! I've been trying to remember that word for the longest time. Thanks for providing it.
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>Grind! That's it, AnnaS!
welcome to the land of the Virtual Cloaking Device (VCD), anchita! <g>
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Virtual Cloaking Device
Or either shape-shifting, one.
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Rumors of my pre-cloaking have been greatly exaggerated.
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Oh, sorry 'bout that, anchita. I hadn't read all your pasted synonyms for geek. Didn't mean to cloak you.
But, still, thanks, AnnaS, for emphasizing grind, a very useful word.
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..and Jackie, did you enjoy sharing the VCD with anchita?
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I simply misread and misread again.
To Anchita and Jackie:
Mea culpa.
To AnnaS: Were you possibly thinking of grinds in the last 24 hours and I somehow picked up psychic sympathetic vibrations?
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Quick definitions (grind)
noun: the act of grinding
noun: a student who studies excessively
noun: hard monotonous routine work
verb: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (Example: "Grind the spices in a mortar")
verb: dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way
verb: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
verb: press or grind with a crunching noise
verb: work hard
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I'm pickin' up good vibrations She's giving me excitations I'm pickin' up good vibrations (Oom bop bop good vibrations) http://www.bajeca.com/volume/goodvibrations.htm
formerly known as etaoin...
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I remember sitting in a bar, listening to this song on the juke box, noticing the A theme, the variation on the A theme, the B theme, the recapitulation of the A theme, etc., etc., and saying to myself, "This is a sonata." I have been unable to rediscover what I meant by sonata in this context. Perhaps someone more musically literate than I could fill in my blanks.
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Here's a primer in very basic sonata form:
Exposition: That's where you hear the main theme, which can actually be highly complex as in Beethoven's sonatas. In other words, the main theme may have sub themes.
Development: This is the section where the main theme can be modified, explored, go off into the stratosphere, become almost unrecognizable and new offshoots become developed.
Recapitulation: You're back home again. The primary theme is fully recognizable. Composers may modify the presentation as compared with the theme's appearance in the exposition, but your ear will tell you you're back home again.
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very basic sonata form
Sounds like Good Vibrations.
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Dang, eta, tell the whole world, why don'tcha?  And here I was, comfortably mantled (no, Zed, NOT horny!!!). Flattered to be compared to the incomparable, though!
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This is for Rav: I am sitting here at work, reading posts on AWADtalk. I am NOT doing any actualŽ work. Therefore, I am "goofing off". So I am a "goof-off". This happens more than it should, but AWADtalk is addictive. I need a 12-step program or sumpin'...
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- )
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actualŽ workDare I? ROTFLMAO! 
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Don't do it...
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