Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:04:48 +0200 From: Phil Regnauld <regnauld@ftf.net> To: Summoner <summoner@uswest.net> Subject: Re: Aspirations Message-ID: <19990722120448.39562@ns.int.ftf.net> In-Reply-To: <3796E667.7592F185@uswest.net>; from Summoner on Thu, Jul 22, 1999 at 02:37:43AM -0700 References: <3796E667.7592F185@uswest.net>
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Summoner writes: > I have aspirations of geek-with-style status. I've already acquired > the following: > > - A trademark smirk/eyebrow raise facial expression Check. > - A well-practiced maniacal cackle Don't forget the "I look down upon you, you're so cute" laugh. (will include .WAV file someday). > - Reprioritized my life: e-mail, eat, sleep Woops! Forgot IRC. Check. > - Worn and jeans with frayed cuffs, thermal paste stains, > soldering-iron burns, and the permanent screwdriver fade-mark on > the right-hand back pocket. Check. > - Chuck t-shirts Check. > - Linuxworld t-shirt Argh! -10 points! > - DEF CON t-shirt > - BOFH "ATF agent" jacket with matching cap That's my man! > - Home decor al a Byte Magazine, and Handbook printouts. à la, FYI. > - A bookshelf full of outdated unix manuals > - A room full of used and not-quite-working computer hardware *sob* > - Windows NT 3.51 coasters (These are my *good* folding tables.) Neat -- I would have used 4.0. > Will I need to grow my hair out and buy a Toyota as well? It's either long hair or bowl cut. You choose. You could also try to look cool (shaved head) or inconspicuous (normal citizen look, with geekism seething under the surface). > What's the current geek-fashion trend for shoes? Have double velcro-straps > made the come back yet? Timberland or birkenstocks. > This message written under the influence of heavy FreeBSD use. You should look at the average FreeBSD hacker, then. Mike Smith has that "Matrix" look to him :) Jordan is an undercover hacker trying to pass for human. Greg Lehey has the birkenstocks. Choices are many! -- This was brough to you by: -- Style'a'Geek Salon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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