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Re: Lugnet/Localities Navigation
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:16:44 GMT
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On Sat, 27 Mar 1999 14:26:45 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote:
> Todd Lehman wrote:
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> > 'Grok' is a word with many definitions, I think, but basically, to grok
> > something means to understand it in a gut/zen/metaphysical way.
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> You're grokking it. See _Stranger in a Strange Land_ by RAH. I really
> believe he invented the word for his character Michael Valentine Smith,
> the Man from Mars. (along with the memorable phrases, "I am only an
> egg." and "Thou art God.") That book gets a bit thick at times, but you
> can't really say that you're well read if you haven't read it.
Interesting. New Hacker's contrasts grok and zen. See
<http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/jargon_22.html#TAG807>
Micheal Valentine Smith. Micheal W. Smith. Hmm.
Steve "hopelessly off-topic" Bliss
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| (...) You're grokking it. See _Stranger in a Strange Land_ by RAH. I really believe he invented the word for his character Michael Valentine Smith, the Man from Mars. (along with the memorable phrases, "I am only an egg." and "Thou art God.") That (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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