29 Aug
2005
29 Aug
'05
11:02 a.m.
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
On Sun, 28 Aug 2005, Tom Jennings wrote:
Scrimshaw is probably a less generic term (i.e. nautical knickknancks),
but still covers a lot of ground.
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? ;)