> > It would be fairly painless to sit near her and
> > ask, without sounding like a goob, "I've noticed
> > you reading Harry Potter. Would you recommend
them?"
>
> So...what precisely is a "goob" and what does
one sound like?
>
> Gri"is that like a dweeb?"shny

Goob, short for goober. A goober being a peanut
or Gomer's cousin(?). Kind of like a doof or dufus.

Fer"dweeb works, too"rick