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| 8:26 p.m.-2004-08-17 Here's how to prove you are, in fact, a great big fat GEEK. Not Greek. Geek. An excerpt from the day's transcript: Me: Spiffy Little Pharmacy, how may I help yout? Vet: Yes, it's Doctor Jeff, from Big Expensive Cats Only Vet Clinic. I need to add some refills to a prescription. The cat's last name is Smith*, first name Merrymat. Me: Oh sure, doctor. Lemme pull that up. Last name was Smith, first name was Merry? Vet: Yeah. Merry Smith. Close enough. Owner's Sam. Me: *typing frantically, unable to find Merry-ANYTHING Smith* I'm not finding them, doctor. Can you spell it? Vet: Um. Well, I'll try. It's um...M-E-R-Y minus MA um...that upsidedown comma thing A-T. Me: *repeating* Mery Smith...oh. There it is. Mery-Ma'at. Gotcha... Vet: How did you say that? Me: Meh-ree-Mah-at. You know. Mery-Ma'at...as in Mery- 'Beloved' and Ma'at 'Universal Balance'...or...something like that. Vet: *dead silence* Me: Um. It's Egyptian. You know. Egyptian mythology? Vet: *brightly* Oh! That makes sense. It's an Egyptian Mau...anyhow, here's the prescription Yeah. I actually DID that. Notch one up on the ole geek-o-meter for me. The Captain
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