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From: booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards)
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Subject: Re: "Silicon widows"
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Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 01:10:24 EST
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In article <2591@mit-hermes.ARPA> jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick) writes:
>In the spirit of the term "grass widow" to refer to golfers' wives 
>(or potheads'?) I offer the world the phrase "silicon widow" to describe
>the woman whose SO is a compulsive programmer. Yes, you may indeed
>say "silicon widower" if the situation is reversed.

Naah, makes me think of Carol Doda, who recently retired. 

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