1 {scene: the water cooler}
1 Mercutio: I'm reading this fantasy book series, The Recursiad. It's by a theoretical computer scientist.
2 Mercutio: It weaves algorithms, data structures, and computability theory into traditional fantasy themes of myth and magic.
3 Mercutio: The series has a big following of intelligent, well-read fans. The only problem is the wait for publication of the next book in the series.
4 Ophelia: I suppose these fans call themselves by some droll name?
4 Mercutio: The Iterati.

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2024-08-17 Rerun commentary: Wow. I forgot all about this joke. I don't have any recollection of where the idea came from. Probably just taking "literati" and removing the initial letter and thinking that would be a cool word to try to set up so I could use it as a punchline.