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To: Conservomax

I attended a 2 week class with a 20’s Japanese woman. Her infatuation with robots was extreme. Her art work was all about robots. She is representative of her culture that is bonkers over robots.

What is a boffin?


15 posted on 10/07/2008 8:28:14 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Off With her head.....)
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To: bert
What is a boffin?

British for "geek".

16 posted on 10/07/2008 9:00:02 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Poisoning the customers is bad for business." --Quark, *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*)
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To: bert

“What is a boffin”

Good question, it is English (as in UK) slang for a scientist in a lab coat.


29 posted on 10/08/2008 8:54:10 AM PDT by Conservomax (There are no solutions, only trade-offs.)
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