Grok

topic posted Mon, January 19, 2004 - 3:36 PM by  John
A simple concept
posted by:
John
New Jersey
  • Re: Grok

    Fri, January 23, 2004 - 9:11 PM
    .... I'm just not grokking what the grok you groks are talking about.

    Grok. Might as well grok a grok.

    • Re: Grok

      Sat, January 24, 2004 - 6:15 AM
      "Grok" is a term from _Stranger in a Strange Land_. Back when I was a hippie it was a sadly overused term that was roughly equivalent to "dig". "I grok you, man."

      I bet Heinlein would have laughed.....
      • Re: Grok

        Sat, January 24, 2004 - 9:04 AM
        This I knew. BUT it's been used elsewhere as other parts of speech with different meanings. Examples from my posts - exclamation, drink, even variations of the f word.

        Give my dusty ancient mind a chance and I'll cough up the other places. I can't remember now.

        And, yeah, I think Heinlein would be delighted. Or horrified. ;-)
        • Re: Grok

          Sat, January 24, 2004 - 10:53 AM
          Take all the time you want. A de-dusted mind is a precious thing.

          I think he would be amused. He could have gone the L. Ron Hubbard route and started a pseudo-religion but he didn't and kept *my* esteem.
          • Re: Grok

            Wed, March 30, 2005 - 8:54 PM
            check a decent dictionary and you will find grok in it.

            I laughed

            I grok

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