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kd2777

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I was wondering where they got the name. Does anyone know?

kd

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purbeast0

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Originally posted by: kd2777

Nice, thanks assclown. I see how you have so many post.....I bet you have this sh!t on your clip board ready...Grammar/Google NAZI?you had to copy and paste twice for this post.

...so I guess you don't know.

kd

yea all of Nik's posts are him being an ass to someone, i have noticed that today too.
 

DaveSimmons

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Advanced Search, archived threads, "newegg"

There have been several threads on the origin of The Egg of Goodness.

But since you're probably too lazy to look, I'll take pity on the n00b: it was a play on the name of dead company "EggHead" that in the early '90s had a chain of stores across the country.
 

ravana

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To me they were the new egghead (you know, out of respect or something) cuz I found out about em after that went away in like 2000 I guess. I too would like to know the real reason too.

Didn't Amazon or someone else buy egghead?

edit:was a little slow....but I guess I was on the right track!
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: kd2777
I was wondering where they got the name. Does anyone know?

kd

**EDIT FOR THE GRAMMER POLICE**

Are they like the evil version of the Grammar Police?
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: kd2777

Nice, thanks assclown. I see how you have so many post.....I bet you have this sh!t on your clip board ready...Grammar/Google NAZI?you had to copy and paste twice for this post.

...so I guess you don't know.

kd

yea all of Nik's posts are him being an ass to someone, i have noticed that today too.

Not true. They just have a tendency to be more entertaining than his other posts :)
 

shenaniganz

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Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Advanced Search, archived threads, "newegg"

There have been several threads on the origin of The Egg of Goodness.

But since you're probably too lazy to look, I'll take pity on the n00b: it was a play on the name of dead company "EggHead" that in the early '90s had a chain of stores across the country.

This I don't quite understand. Why would they want to associate themselves with egghead? It was a great site, but from what I've heard their customer service left a lot to be desired. Is this right?
 

kd2777

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Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Advanced Search, archived threads, "newegg"

There have been several threads on the origin of The Egg of Goodness.

But since you're probably too lazy to look, I'll take pity on the n00b: it was a play on the name of dead company "EggHead" that in the early '90s had a chain of stores across the country.

Actually not to lazy, I did a Google search before posting and a "name newegg" search before I posted, however didn't go though the archives-sorry. Anyways thanks for the info. I hadn't heard of egghead before, to be honest I hadn't heard of fry's until recently.

kd
 

kd2777

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Originally posted by: ravana
To me they were the new egghead (you know, out of respect or something) cuz I found out about em after that went away in like 2000 I guess. I too would like to know the real reason too.

Didn't Amazon or someone else buy egghead?

edit:was a little slow....but I guess I was on the right track!

Found this looking up egghead from an August 15, 2001 article off of cnet.

"Fry's is buying Egghead's Web site and "ongoing operations," Hartzell said, though she declined to list what assets Fry's is buying or how much the company is paying for them. Fry's is purchasing the assets before the bankruptcy filing and will go into the proceedings as a debtor in possession, Hartzell said."

kd
 

Adul

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: kd2777

Nice, thanks assclown. I see how you have so many post.....I bet you have this sh!t on your clip board ready...Grammar/Google NAZI?you had to copy and paste twice for this post.

...so I guess you don't know.

kd

yea all of Nik's posts are him being an ass to someone, i have noticed that today too.

i think he is trying to win the vote for most angry member
 

kd2777

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: kd2777
I was wondering where they got the name. Does anyone know?

kd

**EDIT FOR THE GRAMMER POLICE**

Are they like the evil version of the Grammar Police?

YES. I caught that before I read your post, but you saved it for the world to see....I just hope Nik doesn't find it. You know this board is pickier than my ENG 101 or 102 professors. Are you all English post docs? I'm putting my post in Word now before replying for crying out loud.

kd
 

nycxandy

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Originally posted by: kd2777
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: kd2777
I was wondering where they got the name. Does anyone know?

kd

**EDIT FOR THE GRAMMER POLICE**

Are they like the evil version of the Grammar Police?

YES. I caught that before I read your post, but you saved it for the world to see....I just hope Nik doesn't find it. You know this board is pickier than my ENG 101 or 102 professors. Are you all English post docs? I'm putting my post in Word now before replying for crying out loud.

kd

pickier?
 

kd2777

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Yes, as in more picky. Maybe I should have checked with englishplus first......umm

kd