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it's not about the book in any case... 'grok' has been widely used for decades
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Posted by Max on 2011-07-09 12:56:09

In Reply to: You don't know much about sci fi, if you think that book is obscure posted by Zaphod on 2011-07-09 07:15:35

it appears in print multiple times every day

it's in multiple dictionaries

most people who use or encounter it know what it means but likely have never read the book

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this underscore time/space thread on the OT board is probably one of the best i've read on here. - jtown 2011-07-08 14:30:57 (193 views)

nobody cares - Camelot 2011-07-09 10:26:15 (83 views)

I know. All of the various opinions on the subject presented there were amazing. - gsw_hoops 2011-07-08 20:42:58 (113 views)

read up on Red/Blue shift, speed of light, theories on gravity and relativity and get back to us. - Thelonious Dunk 2011-07-09 03:10:21 (81 views)

I'm aware of those. I watch the same shows that you do, - gsw_hoops 2011-07-09 10:43:15 (84 views)

You're the one disagreeing with the leading scientists on the subject, you fucking moron. - Thelonious Dunk 2011-07-10 12:14:50 (84 views)

consuming entertainment <> understanding - Max 2011-07-09 13:03:10 (74 views)

And you missed the point entirely, so what's your excuse. - gsw_hoops 2011-07-09 13:19:43 (86 views)

Just in case you're unclear on all this, everyone is laughing at you for one reason - Thelonious Dunk 2011-07-10 12:26:40 (80 views)

your m.o. is PURELY reactive and you've obviously got a big inferiority complex - Max 2011-07-09 13:49:11 (93 views)

It was like reading a retarded 3rd grader's book report on A Brief History of Time. - The Big Rebounder 2011-07-08 23:17:47 (77 views)

Guess we're not allowed then to talk about things which - gsw_hoops 2011-07-09 00:01:19 (89 views)

God damn, you are one owned-ass bitch - Flashfire 2011-07-09 00:05:06 (81 views)

You're not even trying to make sense, let alone making any. - gsw_hoops 2011-07-09 00:17:02 (79 views)

Keep telling yourself that, bitch. Owned, completely. - Flashfire 2011-07-09 08:04:56 (72 views)

LOL, I want to beat the fuck out of you so badly - buzz 2011-07-08 20:44:40 (87 views)

You honestly have to wonder at anyone his age who never heard of "Stranger In A Strange Land" - Zaphod 2011-07-08 17:17:19 (124 views)

Such bullshit. Making decisions about somebody based on a fucking - gsw_hoops 2011-07-08 22:47:31 (92 views)

You don't know much about sci fi, if you think that book is obscure - Zaphod 2011-07-09 07:15:35 (90 views)

it's not about the book in any case... 'grok' has been widely used for decades - Max 2011-07-09 12:56:09 (96 views)

So, it just luck that every newspaper an magazine - gsw_hoops 2011-07-09 16:46:27 (94 views)

yes, you missed it, or you just don't pay attention in the first place - Max 2011-07-09 18:16:17 (102 views)

It's about as common a word in standard pop culture as it gets - Flashfire 2011-07-09 16:58:22 (79 views)

I've never even read that book and I knew what grok meant - Flashfire 2011-07-09 14:57:03 (76 views)

The politics in Starship Troopers might appeal - nomad 2011-07-08 18:08:40 (86 views)

Their co-ed showers appeal more. - gsw_hoops 2011-07-08 22:50:21 (87 views)

So, you didn't read that novel either - Zaphod 2011-07-09 07:28:12 (99 views)

How do liberals have so much free time on their hands? - gsw_hoops 2011-07-09 10:12:28 (586 views)

Serious answer to a silly question: - nomad 2011-07-09 17:50:53 (152 views)

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL - Flashfire 2011-07-09 10:54:55 (137 views)

i only knew if from ... - Krieger 2011-07-08 17:49:19 (97 views)

Heinlein can suck it. :D - shikantaza 2011-07-08 17:35:00 (109 views)

Depends on your definition - Zaphod 2011-07-09 07:52:20 (79 views)

You judge people based on the books they read? Degrees they earned? LOL - bluewire 2011-07-08 17:07:30 (109 views)

Dammit, you got me to waste 15 minutes on a zeno's paradox post... - nate 2011-07-08 15:43:25 (104 views)

lol, just finished reading through it all, thread of the year! - Thelonious Dunk 2011-07-08 14:58:58 (102 views)

stupid scientists... it's pretty obvious that the earth is stationary and the heavens revolve around - shikantaza 2011-07-08 15:01:40 (117 views)

The inability to grasp even basic physics is hilarious - Hoser 2011-07-08 15:02:54 (107 views)

Don't pretend that you know anything about physics. - gsw_hoops 2011-07-08 22:49:34 (96 views)

"Methinks these physics majors have too much "time" on their hands. They're unable to see the most - jtown 2011-07-08 15:08:28 (115 views)

holy sheet... I hadn't seen that - shikantaza 2011-07-08 14:49:45 (139 views)

lol, seriously. - Thelonious Dunk 2011-07-08 14:52:08 (99 views)

wow, just saw it, lol. Go watch some Cosmos, man. - Thelonious Dunk 2011-07-08 14:49:00 (118 views)

lol @ the longer road analogy - Hoser 2011-07-08 14:42:07 (98 views)

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