They start debating what GEAR could stand for. They immediately reject the notion that it could possibly stand for "Geometric structures and representation varieties", noting that this goes against everything that acronyms are supposed to do. After some back-and-forth the right-angled Artin group proposes that the acronym captures the way that the network functions: "Guesses, Errors And Retries". The Anosov representation and the Higgs bundle don't like this very much ... after more debate, the Anosov representation claims that the acronym is all about the guiding principle of the network: "Give Everybody Ample Renumeration". This is not universally accepted either, and the argument goes on ... finally, the Higgs bundle comes up with what is obviously the most perfect answer ... but nobody can understand a word of it.
(from Steve Bradlow, at the GEAR retreat banquet)
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