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I had rather thought that either digerati or digirati might have made it into this year's list of hot, cool new words. I hear/read this term in reference to people who are cyber-hip, folks who know all about computers and such, and/or those who lead the computer industry into new areas of higher and higher technology.
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or those who sit and twiddle their fingers? 
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Father I agree. Also, one might consider whether the singular form would be "digeratus"
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I thought this thread was gonna be about a good Aussie musician...
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I had rather thought that either digerati or digirati might have made it into this year's list of hot, cool new words.
I think it may have failed the criteria (  criterion ) of newness. Amazon has a book called Digerati, which was published in 1996.
Having now found out about the free OED, I can tell you that the first reference the OED has is: 1992 N.Y. Times 29 Jan. D7/1 His opinions, though often controversial, are taken seriously among the computer digerati.
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Bing, where in tarnation have you been?
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Bing, where in tarnation have you been?
Yeah, Bing, were you in Tarnation on buisness or just touring about? 
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Bing, where in tarnation have you been?
He was actually in the White Sports Côte.
But there was a pink Tarnation involved.
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One assumes him to have been in the company of Pat Boone.
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Actually, it was the manation rather than the tarnation.
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I thought this thread was gonna be about a good Aussie musician...
In Sidney and Woolongong too
There are those who attest that it's true
That the musical vogue
Inspired by Bob Moog
Is the digital didgeridoo
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Funny, I remember you as witty and kindly but not the talented bard that amuses us Awaders today. Did you take lessons?
No matter, Alex Williams, I would like to raise a glass in admiration of your skills in blending meter and rhyme with charm and humor.
Let's see...ah yes, Evan Williams bourbon 90-proof should do nicely.
To you, Alex Williams, I dub you a Bard of Awad.
Go now and sit in the purple velvet seats up front along with Maverick and Ted.
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Inspired by Bob Moog
Alex, I loved the context (I once had a set of Taurus pedals)... but lo and behold as I was happily strolling and whistling along, I tripped over that one... 
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themilum: thank you! musick: re ..."tripped over that one" -- you mean the pronunciation of "Moog"?
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It was like... I was walking quickly between rails with one foot on each tie when suddenly the spacing changed...
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