From 76c605166b54a7d4c42e24589cd4bf577c6ad9ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: exarobibliologist Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2022 10:46:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Had to revamp this because I that old code made me think of other things... - bb is a droid on Star Wars - bm is bowel movement - bs is... well, you get the idea. New expression for b allows for multiple areas to be defined for hair growth --- README.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 34d99a8..0ce24ed 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -195,25 +195,32 @@ a++++ = 60 and up a+++ = 50-59 a++ = 40-49 a+ = 30-39 -a = 25-29 +a_ = 25-29 a- = 20-24 a-- = 15-19 a--- = 10-14 a---- = 9 and under (Geek in training?) a? = immortal !a = it's none of your business how old I am -In addition, if you wish to give your exact age, you can place the number after the 'a' identifier. For example: a42 +To share your exact age, place the number after 'a'. For example: a42 ``` ### b – beardliness/facial hair As facial hair plays some sort of role in geek space, serving as an expression of style, countercultural proclivities, etc. etc. and [unix beards](http://www.usenix.org.uk/content/unix_beards.html) being a thing we give it a category here despite its irrelevance to some fraction of the population. +The hair code is divided into 5 parts, delimited by a colon. The parts are (head:beard:brows:mustache:sideburns) + ``` -b = beard -bm = mustache -bs = sideburns -bb = bushy eyebrows ++++ = Some people look at me and think I'm Sasquatch I have so much hair +++ = Amazing hair growth! ++ = Some hair growth + = Average +- = Less than normal, partially shaved +-- = Bald / Shaved +--- = Alopecia / Unable to grow hair there ``` -Thus b++/bm++ means impressive beard with equally consequential mustachio. Leave blank for no facial hair. + +Thus b_:++:+:++:_ means that geek has an average head of hair, with an impressive beard, thick brows, an equally impressive mustachio, and ordinary sideburns. + ### c – Clothing ``` @@ -228,8 +235,9 @@ c? = I have no idea what I am wearing right now, let alone what I wore yesterday !c = No clothing. Quite a fashion statement, don't you think? cpu = I wear the same clothes all the time, no matter the occasion, forgetting to do laundry between wearings. ``` + ### d – dimensions -Geeks come in many shapes and sizes. Shape code is divided into two parts delimited by a colon, the first indicating vertical, and the second horizontal extent. Thus d+++:--- indicates extremely tall and thin. +Geeks come in many shapes and sizes. Shape code is divided into two parts delimited by a colon, the first indicating vertical, and the second horizontal extent. ``` d+++:+++ = I usually have to duck through doors/I take up three movie seats. d++:++ = I'm a basketball/linebacker candidate. @@ -239,6 +247,9 @@ d-:- = I look up to most people. Everyone tells me to gain a few pounds. d--:-- = I look up to damn near everybody. I tend to have to fight against a strong breeze. d---:--- = I take a phone book with me when I go out so I can see to eat dinner. My bones are poking through my skin. ``` + +Thus d+++:--- indicates extremely tall and thin. + ============================================================== ## C- COMPUTERS