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Re: OMG - GONK PROOF (was Re:Google archives Usenet back to '81)
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Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:24:37 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Shaun Sullivan writes:
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> Jon Palmer writes:
> > Wow.
> >
> > http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html
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> Hi All,
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> Please forgive my enthusiasm, but Jon's post meant something very special to • me
> :) You see, about 8 years ago I made a post to a Star Wars usenet group,
> coining the term "Gonk" to refer to the two-legged power droid that shows up • in
> every movie. Within days, there was an ongoing furor of activity, and Gonk
> became a national figurehead. Now, years later, it seems to be an accepted
> term, both officially and colloquially.
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> But I could never prove this claim, so I stewed in silence. Agonizing,
> anonymous silence, since I couldn't demonstrate the fact.
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> But now! Now it's different! Now I can prove it!
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> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&selm=26qfbr%24in9%40usenet.rpi.edu
Yeah but who created the first LEGO GONK... I mean EG-6 Power Droid?
http://news.lugnet.com/starwars/?n=2775
Oh Yeah that was me :-). Of course the links in that 2 1/2 year old message no
longer work but you can find it here.
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/starwars/gonk/
Now these are the important things.
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> Do a search for references to Gonk prior to this post (before Sept 9th, 1993).
> About 40 hits come up, none of which are in a Star Wars context. But after
> this ... well, proceed at your own risk. There were some massive flame wars
> that sprouted up over Gonk worship ;)
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> I'm happy now - finally, proof! This is my brush with fame, and that's all I
> wanted ... no autographs, no Today Show interviews, just the ability to prove
> my outrageous claim at parties :P
I think you have just won yourself a commemorative GONK statue on the NELUG
layout. I will get to work on it right now. Inscription shall read...
Who put the Gonk in the Gonk?
Shaun "Gonk" Sullivan
9-10-1993
Eric Kingsley
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