Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
Remember when IDL>? NURD used to give: NURD NURD (also Nerd) /nerd:/ n [ME, fr. OE neord, perforated earthen jar or gourd] : An adolescent male posessing any of a number of socially objectionable characteristics, including passivity, disregard for personal appearance, obsessive neatness, introversion, undue respect for authority, sexual ignorance, disinterest in athletics, fidgeting, kooties, anality, infantilism, orality, pusillanimity, obsequiousness, and using big words. Synonyms: TWINK WONK FINK TWIT,[greasy] GRIND FLAMER WIMP WEENIE DINK CREEP FLYER GEEK DIP LEMUR Q-BALL SIMP TWIRP DRIP WOMBAT ZOOMER SCREAMER ///\\\\\\\\ _| ^ ^ |_ ( |___@_@___| ) -| > |- | | | <=> | \ / ------- * * )*************( * * * / \ / \ ^ ^ When did the little feller go? NURD can't obsolete...?