jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick) (03/23/86)
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.
booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards) (03/26/86)
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. E *****