Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 01:51:47 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk> To: jonathan michaels <jon@caamora.com.au> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sitting inside, looking out... Message-ID: <19990805015147.D1109@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19990805104106.A13504@caamora.com.au>; from jonathan michaels on Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 10:41:06AM %2B1000 References: <19990803164207.A46171@kilt.nothing-going-on.org> <30735.933704575@critter.freebsd.dk> <19990804163923.A13708@kilt.nothing-going-on.org> <19990805104106.A13504@caamora.com.au>
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On Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 10:41:06AM +1000, jonathan michaels wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 04:39:23PM +0100, Nik Clayton wrote:
>
> > But why stop at t-shirts? FreeBSD boxer shorts? Bra and panties? Anoraks?
> >
> > OK, maybe not the last one.
>
> so what is an anorak(s), i take it that the (s) means more than
> one of then ?
>
> this leads tot he question "OK, maybe not the last one."
> refering to the anorak word ?
>
> i've heard this word lots of times and all the time its a
> different style of jacket being refered to, though they all
> seem to agree it comes from your neck of the world, so i
> thought i'd ask you.
>
They're a weather-proof jacket, usually made from nylon or polyester
with filling/padding for warmth.
The reason for "OK, maybe not the last one" is because, in the UK
at least, the word is used as a derogatory term for someone who is
considered boring, originally applied to train-spotters (because
they all wear anoraks to keep them warm whilst stood on railway
stations for hours), but now used for people who spend all their
time on their computers and talk about little else. A kind of polite
version of "sad bastard".
> regards
>
> jonathan
>
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