[geeks] language

[Mike Hebel]

wa2egp at att.net wrote:

> I'd like to know what phrase
> got distorted into "my bad".

"My bad." is a Buffyism - originally from the movie "Buffy - The Vampire 
Slayer" itself.  It's a slightly valley-ish version of "my mistake".
( http://us.imdb.com/Title?0103893 )

> The one I like is,
> "Can I borrow an ink pen?"
> Most of mine use ink ;->

As opposed to what?  A lead pen?
A pig pen? ;-)

Mike Hebel