I'm tripping

[Kevin Handy]

Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Aug 2005, Tom Jennings wrote:
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>>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.
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>Don't forget bric-a-brac and whatnot.
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>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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Scrimshaw is probably a less generic term (i.e. nautical knickknancks),
but still covers a lot of ground.