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Re: Keen Observers of Community...
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Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:54:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Phillips wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Rene Hoffmeister wrote:
> > Obviously they find it entertaining AND are able to operate a computer. To what
> > extend that grants them intelligence is probably another debate :-P
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> Yeah, I didn't say it wasn't possible, just surprising.
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> > I have to admit, some of their virtual hen-parties are hard to digest, but even
> > the AFOL community is just a cross-section of our society...
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> There's a frightening thought! I suppose some things are best left un-grokked.
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
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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 (...) (18 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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