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[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005, Tom Jennings wrote:

> I didn't realize it was so disparaging. I meant more like gewgaw,
> knickknack, a nice toy that I don't need but is very nice.

Don't forget bric-a-brac and whatnot.

How many words are there in the English language to describe quaint but
useless crap and what does that say about our culture? ;)

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