• deranger@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        “Boffin” sounds like an insult, not something you’d call a smart person. Someone who’s easily baffled.

        Also reminds me of a Zappa song, “Broken Hearts are for Assholes”, in which he speaks of a Sir Richard Pumpaloaf, a demented bread boffer.