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.
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Comment by johnie1 — 9/14/2006 @ 7:53 am
If only I had guh-noo-own? I don’t get it.
Comment by Tim — 9/14/2006 @ 8:13 am
Guh-Known. You have to want it.
Comment by Daniel Miessler — 9/14/2006 @ 4:48 pm
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).
Comment by Tim — 9/15/2006 @ 10:19 am
I wish I would could have GNU then what I GNU now…
Comment by Steve — 9/15/2006 @ 12:33 pm
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.
Comment by Tim — 9/15/2006 @ 12:50 pm
Grammer wasn’t the aim, more to have fun with it, but that said, point well taken.
Comment by Steve — 9/17/2006 @ 12:00 pm
True, but I always enjoy playing devil’s advocate.
Comment by Tim — 9/17/2006 @ 4:17 pm