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Old October 25th 05, 06:44 PM
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Default Oct 24 is our Dec 17

"Udo Rumpf" wrote in message
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I think that inside almost every glider pilot, there is an Anorak trying
to get out. I know I have to suppress my inner Anorak constantly


If I remember correctly the term Anorak was used to describe a jacket,
as for example a light weight Parka.
What other uses does it have?
Udo




Here's what Google came up with using the search criteria "define:
anorak"

Definitions of anorak on the Web:

* a waterproof jacket of cloth or plastic, usually with a hood, of a
kind originally used in polar regions; a parka.
http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/aust...strine/a-5.php
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=0&oi=define&q=http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/strine/a-5.php
* Loose, hooded garment of fabric or fur worn in Arctic regions and
adapted from the Eskimo original.
www.fashionfix.net/storefront.asp
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=1&oi=define&q=http://www.fashionfix.net/storefront.asp%3FpgID%3D13
* parka: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=2&oi=define&q=http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn%3Fs%3Danorak
* An anorak or parka is a type of heavy jacket with a hood, generally
lined with fur or fun fur, so as to protect the face from a combination
of sub-zero temperatures and wind. Although of Inuit origin, the word
"anorak" is mainly used in Britain, while "parka" is the almost
universal name in the United States and Canada. "Parka" is used
interchangeably with anorak in Britain. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=3&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak
* In British slang, anorak has come to mean "geek" or "nerd", for
example from the use of anoraks as the invariable wear of train
spotters, and then by extension to refer to anyone with an unfathomable
interest in detailed information regarded as boring by the rest of the
population - aided by the intuition that only a geek would wear
something so terminally unfashionable.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak_(slang)
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=4&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak_%28slang%29
* Anorak is a British parody on a tabloid. Its slogan is "Keeping an eye
on the tabloids". Some claim Anorak is a real newspaper.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak_(newspaper)
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=5&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak_%28newspaper%29




 




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