"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in
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OK, Ya lost me there... The only meaning of anorak I'm aware of is
something like a jacket.. I guess you could be inferring I'm
flatulent (i.e a "windbreaker") or I'm taking the wind out of your
sales.. I wish you Brits would speak English... heehhe

Heh-heh... Got to love the subtleties of the English language as spoken by
the English. Reminds me of when I lived in Canada and my friends would
borrow my UK motorcycle magazines: "I don't get it. They rave about how
good this bike is, then say it's the ********... Doesn't ******** mean
bad?" I gave them the whole treatise on the word and found it's got about
six different meanings, most of which are contextual. But in this case,
you're right: Anorak is a type of jacket. But it's the most unfashionaly
uncool style of jacket you could have. The kind of lightweight thin (often
blue) plastic that folds up into it's own pocket allowing you to carry it
around strapped to your belt for that *really* uncool look. The term's used
to describe someone who's obsessive about their subject, (often one that
bores everyone else within range, like train spotting.) It's most commonly
used in jest, to imply someone just knows that little too much. Someone who
spends all day on their computer (and waffles to anyone who'll listen about
Linux, or memorises aircraft specifications, or football statistics could
all be called Anoraks.

Si