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<DIV><SPAN class=156033615-09022007>I think I read 'Stranger..' and 'Zen and the
Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' in roughly the same period--came away from both
with roughly the same feeling. You were first. Close enough--YOU
WIN! Some of us are definitely Sci-Fi Pattern Geeks.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=156033615-09022007>RS</SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>JonLowe@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 08, 2007 5:03
PM<BR><B>To:</B> nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Plane Gaze 2<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/8/2007 4:51:43 PM Central Standard Time,
richard.s@allied-callaway.com writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
face=Arial>OK, now give me a good definition of "grok"? Or is it
"groak"? This is a<BR>test. No cheating--you can't use the
web...<BR>RS</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>Dean will probably prove me wrong, but I remember it is from Stranger in
a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. Means have a deep understanding of
something in every sense, if I recall correctly.</DIV>
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<DIV>Boy, are we far afield from pattern...</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT PTSIZE="10">Jon Lowe<BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>