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In
fact,
a
fighting
friend
of
mine
said
that
he
could
hardly
walk
in
any
direction
in
this
war
without
tumbling
over
a
scientist
who
had
got
in
the
way.
In
the
Royal
Air
Force,
where
the
concentration
of
scientists
is
perhaps
greatest,
they
have
a
pet
name
for
them.
They
call
them
“Boffins.”
Why,
I
do
not
know.
I
said
to
a
young
friend
of
mine
in
the
Air
Force,
“Why
do
you
call
scientists
‘Boffins’?”
He
said,
“I
don’t
know.
What
else
would
you
call
them?”]
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In fact, a fighting friend of mine said that he could hardly walk in any direction in this war without tumbling over a scientist who had got in the way. In the Royal Air Force, where the concentration of scientists is perhaps greatest, they have a pet name for them. They call them “Boffins.” Why, I do not know. I said to a young friend of mine in the Air Force, “Why do you call scientists ‘Boffins’?” He said, “I don’t know. What else would you call them?”]
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