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Antiquarian peripherals play Bohemian Rhapsody (engadget.com)
6 points by _zhqs on April 24, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



<language snob>

The word you want is "antique", meaning "old thing".

"Antiquarian" means "one who collects old things"

</language snob>


antiquarian |ˌantiˈkwe(ə)rēən| adjective relating to or dealing in antiques or rare books. • valuable because rare or old : out-of-print and antiquarian books. noun a person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.


Yes, but the objects themselves are antiques, never antiquarians.

A person can be an antiquarian.

A magazine, auction house, magnifying glass, price guide, etc. can be antiquarian.

Unless you're asserting that the old equipment RELATES TO or DEALS WITH antiques, I don't see what point you're trying to make.


That was really amazing. And the filming/editing was great too which is somewhat uncommon for that kind of projects.

From the YouTube description: "I keep hearing parts of the song are out of tune. Keep in mind the scanner and floppy drive are not musical instruments." Yeah, and it doesn't even sound like Freddy Mercury! Seriously, some people...




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