The word "nerd" comes from the Dr. Suess book "If I Ran the Zoo". My dictionary cites this as the source of the word.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/05/04 02:27PM >>> Dr. Suess may have used the terms but he didn't invent them. Geek is a side show/carny term for someone who does something disgusting for money, such as biting the heads off of chickens. At 08:32 PM 2/4/04, you wrote: >If it is insulting Dr Suess invented it. Anyone else aware that everyone >of those terms is a charactor in his childrens books? > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>I am not a dweeb, and I don't think I'm a dork. I'm pretty sure I'm a >>geek. But I could be a >>nerd. > > >-- >graywolf >http://graywolfphoto.com > >"You might as well accept people as they are, >you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > I drink to make other people interesting. -- George Jean Nathan
