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Re: Gafla
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:35:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Charles Eric McCarthy writes:
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Scott A wrote:
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What is Gafla anyway... it is not in my dictionary.
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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.
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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.
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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 ;^)
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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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| (...) 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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