Nerdy to the Max
I was helping customers in the shop today when a lady asked if she could order some knitting needles. As I wrote down the order, I asked her for her name and phone number. Her surname was Babbage, she said, “like cabbage with a ‘b’.” “And like Charles Babbage!” I added. She smiled. “Actually,” she said, “he was my husband’s great-great-great grandfather.” GET OUT. We chatted about it for a while and she explained how the descendants of the guy who basically INVENTED THE COMPUTER wound up in Australia. And then I had to call the Snook and geek out. Isn’t that neat?
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2 responses to “Nerdy to the Max”
ha ha that is cool and extremely nerdy too.
oh and happy birthday too.
Great example of ‘small world’. You probably wouldn’t have found out about this interesting little tidbit if you hadn’t been friendly enough to chat with her….good for you.