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(...) So Chris, having complained about LUGNET, and now moved on to complain about JLUG (my two favourite forums, incidentally), can I ask you what site you plan to complain about next? Wikipedia? Cheers Richie Dulin JLUG Community Overlooker (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Wow, "bandogs"... great word! Oh how I wish it was true... the power I could wield if it was. Looks like Rene just came up with a new slogan... JLUG - Currently Recruiting More Bandogs (This is humour. Now while I don't expect it to be funny (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Hallo Leute (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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(...) Sorry, it's not a "real" word in formal English. The root word "grok" comes from Robert Heinlein's book Stranger in a Strange Land. It basically means "to understand completely." It seems the folks on JLUG have adopted the term as one of their (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hi Chris, I fear now we come to _my_ intelligence: What does "un-grokked" mean? My dictionary says: "Go away, nitwit, such a word doesn't exist"... Leg Godt! Rene (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yeah, I didn't say it wasn't possible, just surprising. (...) There's a frightening thought! I suppose some things are best left un-grokked. (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, chacun à son goût. At least Janey and her bandogs decided to do mischief on their own platform and not here on LUGNET ;-) (...) Obviously they find it entertaining AND are able to operate a computer. To what extend that grants them (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It is certainly coarse, but I usually don't apply the label "humor" unless something is actually funny. I am surprised that anyone intelligent enough to operate a computer would find what goes on over there even remotely entertaining. It's not (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Hi Chris, consider it as coarse humour. While browsing JLUG, set aside seriousness ;-) Leg Godt! Rene (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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...might notice that there are a lot of (URL) spiteful people> in this hobby these days. Funny how a group that prides itself on "internalizing and moving on" seems to get so caught up in stalking certain people. I guess I just made the list. (20 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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