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gravitronic on Nov 7, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Official Release of Google+ Pages

Very funny that you suggest computing enthusiasts are not subject to personal connections with brands. The phrase "fan boy" was essentially created within the technology domain.

sjs on Nov 7, 2011 [–]

I thought it started in comics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_(person)#Fanboy.2Ffangirl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanboy_(comics)

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