Word for the Day, Tuesday February 3, 2015

[SoothingDave]

Word For The Day, Tuesday February 3, 2015

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

grok [grok]

-vt
1. to understand thoroughly and intuitively.

-vi
2. to communicate sympathetically.

[coined by Robert A. Heinlein in the science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)]

[SoothingDave]

Come and grok it.

[NicknamedBob]

I came across Stranger in a bus station lobby, in paperback. Leafing through it, I noticed a few ... interesting things.

Ah, this is science fiction, then, I said to myself.

I had to have it.

.

This from my writing ...

Every muscle, every bone, every orifice and inch of his body was surrendered to her. His mind fell to her also. Reluctantly, he had to agree -- She owned him totally and completely. Struggle was meaningless. Motion was impossible. He was a lozenge, dissolving and being absorbed on a thousand tongues.

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Grok?

[Old Sarge]

I GROK SPOCK!

[xsmommy]

grok? what a crock. caveman words now? /whiny interloper only coming to b!t4h ; )

[SoothingDave]

Witty gloaters might notice the similarity to a particular tight end’s name.

[xsmommy]

I thought I heard it during the superbowl in some capacity. Far more disconcerting was hearing CHRIS MATTHEWS aka FPL, name being bandied about!

[secret garden]

We will, we will, grok you.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Of our President, Obama, Barack
There is much that he does I don’t grok
Hates to sanction Iran
But has no basic plan
His excuses are clearly a crock

[secret garden]

Saw the big doofus on Kimmel last night. Along with Weez Z Topp, playing Sharp Dressed Man.

[secret garden]

I could grok this.

[NeoCaveman]

caveman words now?

I take umbrage.

[tioga]

A sunny day! Blue sky’s.

[xsmommy]

well you can take that umbrage

and shove it ; )

[skinkinthegrass]

<]8^)=

[xsmommy]

not to be hateful, but I will... This will be me tomorrow

[ConorMacNessa]

Obama groks Reggie in the Biblical sense.

[NeoCaveman]

You might want to go do something about that do. It’s rather dated

:)

[SoothingDave]

I saw a video of Jimmy Fallon playing Tom Petty singing with Stevie Nicks recreating the video for “Stop Dragging My Heart Around.”

[xsmommy]

i’m quite comfy thanks : )