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Old December 6, 2010, 06:17   #1
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an unrelated question...

Why is frog-knows called "frog-knows"? Was Kermit one of the original maintainers?
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Old December 6, 2010, 06:51   #2
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Why is frog-knows called "frog-knows"? Was Kermit one of the original maintainers?
I always assumed it was a pun on "frog-nose".

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Old December 6, 2010, 18:34   #3
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I always assumed it was a pun on "frog-nose".

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No. The original devs lost track of the version number - "frog" is a euphemism for something else which, when followed by "knows" means "we have no real idea".
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No. The original devs lost track of the version number - "frog" is a euphemism for something else which, when followed by "knows" means "we have no real idea".
Right, the actual expression is "Eru Ilúvatar knows" or just "Eru knows" for short.
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