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    Re: Gafla —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) 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)
   
        Re: Gafla —Dave Schuler
     (...) 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)
   
        Re: Gafla —David Low
     (...) 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)
   
        Re: Gafla —Dave Schuler
   (...) 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)
   
        Re: Gafla —Bob Parker
   (...) 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)
   
        Re: Gafla —Dave Schuler
   (...) 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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