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Just So Everyone Remembers: Etymology of Geek
by Josh Clark | September 7, 2011
I’m very proud of the geek community. As the gay community did with the word queer, geeks wrested control of a disparaging term from the disparagers and took it as their own. What was once derisive is now a source of pride. That is all well and good; I think it’s important to remember what a geek once was, however, if at least only to preserve the really unique and weird original sense of the word alongside the new one.
Forgive the exploitative (and awesome) headline, but it’s Friday and I feel like we all might need a good scientific tidbit to carry with us to our various dinner parties, hot dates, family meals or Xbox Live gaming sessions. Live your life how you see fit, people, just make sure you talk about gender-bending chickens.
As covered by NPR (and published in Nature), Michael Clinton of the University of Edinburgh studies these amazing chickens, which are known in sciencey circles as “gynandromorphs.” I kid you not: they’re split right down the middle. One side looks like a rooster; the other side like a hen. Seriously, look at the photo.
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