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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

“Boffin” sounds like an insult, not something you’d call a smart person. Someone who’s easily baffled.

Also reminds me of a Zappa song, “Broken Hearts are for Assholes”, in which he speaks of a Sir Richard Pumpaloaf, a demented bread boffer.