I Just Made Up A Saying…

By Daniel Miessler on September 13th, 2006: Tagged as Culture | Geek | Linux

If only I would have GNU-own.

It’s better when you say it out loud, but I thought it was genius.

  • http://lifes-slow.blogspot.com/ johnie1

    LOL

  • http://lifes-slow.blogspot.com/ johnie1

    LOL

  • http://www.slashback.org/ Tim

    If only I had guh-noo-own? I don’t get it.

  • http://www.slashback.org Tim

    If only I had guh-noo-own? I don’t get it.

  • http://dmiessler.com/ Daniel Miessler

    Guh-Known. You have to want it.

  • http://dmiessler.com Daniel Miessler

    Guh-Known. You have to want it.

  • http://www.slashback.org/ Tim

    I still say it’s a bit of a stretch. the U in GNU sounds nothing like a long o.

    It does, however sound like the “ew” in new (or “knew”). I think “If only I GNU what I know now” is much better, despite the fact that it’s possibly bad grammar. The extra “guh” sound allows geeks to get it when you say it (thus it doesn’t have to be written).

  • http://www.slashback.org Tim

    I still say it’s a bit of a stretch. the U in GNU sounds nothing like a long o.

    It does, however sound like the “ew” in new (or “knew”). I think “If only I GNU what I know now” is much better, despite the fact that it’s possibly bad grammar. The extra “guh” sound allows geeks to get it when you say it (thus it doesn’t have to be written).

  • Steve

    I wish I would could have GNU then what I GNU now…

  • Steve

    I wish I would could have GNU then what I GNU now…

  • http://www.slashback.org/ Tim

    Steve, that helps nothing. As a matter of fact, that goes from “possibly bad grammar” to “definitely horrible grammar”.

    To be grammatically correct, you have to say “I wish I would have known then what I know now”, but then you would have no place to put GNU in there.

  • http://www.slashback.org Tim

    Steve, that helps nothing. As a matter of fact, that goes from “possibly bad grammar” to “definitely horrible grammar”.

    To be grammatically correct, you have to say “I wish I would have known then what I know now”, but then you would have no place to put GNU in there.

  • Steve

    Grammer wasn’t the aim, more to have fun with it, but that said, point well taken.

  • Steve

    Grammer wasn’t the aim, more to have fun with it, but that said, point well taken.

  • http://www.slashback.org/ Tim

    True, but I always enjoy playing devil’s advocate.

  • http://www.slashback.org Tim

    True, but I always enjoy playing devil’s advocate.


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