Re: Resident Nerds
>> Just what is the difference if any between a *NERD and a *GEEK* ?
>I was told that a Geek is smart & proud of the fact and a nerd just
>well......nerdy
>
Writer William Lyndsey Gresham always claimed he invented the word *GEEK*
in his novel "Nightmare Alley" - a novel abour carnival life - It has come
to mean something far different now than it did then though.
Dave in Toronto
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