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• coefficient of X n. Hackish speech makes heavy use of pseudo-mathematical metaphors.
  Four particularly important ones involve the terms `coefficient', `factor', `index of X', and `quotient'....
• Worf. So this is where you've been hiding. I told you we'd meet again.
  Aren't you going to greet me? "I have nothing to say to you....
• Some calisthenics programs are better than others. -- K'Ehleyr to Worf, "The Emissary", stardate 42901.
  3...
• You tormented them!" "A subjective term, Riker. One creature's torment is another creature's delight.
  They simply have no sense of humor, a character flaw with which you can personally identify....
• Your Co-worker Could Be a Space Alien, Say Experts .
  ..Here's How You Can Tell Many Americans work side by side with space aliens who look human -- but you can spot these visitors by looking for certain tip-offs, say experts....
• aga n. [WPI] A cuspy but bogus raving story about N random broken people.
  Here is a classic example of the saga form, as told by Guy L....
• The stars are made of the same atoms as the earth." I usually pick one small topic like this to give a lecture on.
  Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars -- mere gobs of gas atoms....
• Half wits talk much but say little.
• Some people have a way about them that seems to say
  If I have only one life to live, let me live it as a jerk....