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| User: | free_dragon (5196623) vita non est vivere sed valere vita est
life is more than merely staying alive |
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| Name: | free_dragon | |
| Location: | Toronto, Canada | |
| Birthdate: | 12-13 | |
| Bio: | Condemnant quod non intellegunt They condemn because they do not understand. Academics: Philosophy. Agency. Critical Literacy. Action. Technology. Media. Social Justice. Personal: MAC addict. Archival/Documentary freak. Method of expression: Hair. yup yup... I'm a geek. Geek is actually a very old word. It is a variant of geck, a term of Low German/Dutch origin that dates in English to 1511. It means a fool, simpleton, or dupe. Geck is even used by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night, V.i.: Why haue you suffer'd me to be imprison'd. And made the most notorious gecke and gull That ere inuention plaid on? The geek spelling is an American variation, even though Shakespeare uses the spelling geeke in Cymbeline V.iv., but this is probably just a misspelling. Geek first appears (outside the single Shakespearean usage) in 1876 America. American usage adds the connotation of offensive or undesirable to the original foolish and stupid sense. The Carnival sideshow sense appears in 1928. I tend to keep the light fluffy stuff public and personal stuff between friends... so... ... if you'd like to join my growing circle of LJ friends you can beFRIEND me or drop me a comment... Cheers. | |
| Memories:: | 3 entries | |
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| Mutual Friends: | 12: androniki, chizi, cote_vertu, cryx, himeros, jumpinjulia, juniper_j, miriam_e, paint_aisle, seekingjoy, superhai, vstar2 | |
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| Account type: | Basic Account | |
