an unrelated question...

will_asher · December 6, 2010, 06:17

Why is frog-knows called "frog-knows"? Was Kermit one of the original maintainers?

Antoine · December 6, 2010, 06:51

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Originally Posted by will_asher

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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Magnate · December 6, 2010, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Antoine

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".

d_m · December 6, 2010, 18:59

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Originally Posted by Magnate

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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