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(...) I think it is the stuff you get when you try to make Lefsa but you don't do it right. /Eric McC/ (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Gafla
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(...) I thought it was botched pigLatin for "flag" Dave! (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sorry, I can't provide a provenance for it. I can't even remember if I coined it or heard it from someone else. The meaning's clear from context, I hope. If not, ask away. ++Lar (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) A general web search brought back a number of sites about college sporting events between GA and FLA, but that's not quite keeping in your context. Dave! I grok gafla! (with apologies to Heinlein and Pieniazek) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Noticing it (out of context) the first thing that came to mind was "Get A F[laming] Life Already". As in the perennial non-AFOL putdown, "Can you stop playing with a child's toy and gafla!" Of course there is always the AFOL reply, "Sure I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Gafla (was: Re: LP POINT 1)
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(...) I can't find "lefsa" in anywhere, too..:-) Selçuk (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It is not in my dictionary either. However, a web search suggests it is a Scandinavian potato dish. :/ Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Lucky you;-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Gafla (was: Re: LP POINT 1)
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(...) I second that. Jason (who's not looking forward to the traditional Christmas Eve Swedish dinner...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wait a minute... I think you mean ghafla, the gadfly distraction (according to Fremen). I knew I'd figure it out before too long. Though I don't know whether or not I knew you were a fan of Herbert. (15 years ago, 19-Feb-10, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Now wait a minute...I've been accused of thread necromancy over at classic-space.com in the past, but replying to a thread whose last post was 9 years ago (28-Nov-00)!?!? You sir, win this round ;^) (15 years ago, 19-Feb-10, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) LOL! As it turns out, I'm reading Herbert's Children of Dune for the first time, and the term "gahfla" is clearly defined about halfway through the book. For whatever reason, I immediately remembered the term from OT.FUN and thought that it (...) (15 years ago, 20-Feb-10, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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