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[Anders Johansson <ajh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 23 December 2007 23:44:11 Randall R Schulz wrote:
> On Sunday 23 December 2007 14:26, Anders Johansson wrote:
> > On Sunday 23 December 2007 23:24:16 Randall R Schulz wrote:
> > > On Sunday 23 December 2007 14:07, Anders Johansson wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 23 December 2007 19:40:41 primm wrote:
> > > > > OK guys. Anoraks off
> > > >
> > > > Why is a technical discussion "anorak"?
> > >
> > > I think he's referring to a kind of jacket. It's Britishism, like
> > > "boot" or "bum" or "lift" or "lorry" or "petrol"...
> >
> > I know, but it's also an expression, a bit like "nerdy" in the US. It
> > signifies people like train spotters and people who attend star trek
> > conventions
>
> I thought is was like "OK, roll up your sleeves and start the work of
> blah, blah, blah..." This seems consistent with the use of the
> verb "off," as in "doff" or "remove."

On the other hand it's not consistent with "...and xmas ties on. This is the 
xmas works outing". 

No, "Anoraks off" meant "stop being nerdy"

Anders

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