in reply to Re: The origin of the word "obfu"
in thread The origin of the word "obfu"

…but probably not the popular use of “ob-” as a prefix to denote “obligatory”. :-) Which is a pity.

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Re^3: The origin of the word "obfu"
by wolfger (Deacon) on Jan 18, 2005 at 16:33 UTC

    So obfu would be "mandatory wisdom"? Actually, I thought -fu was more "skill" than "wisdom"...


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      You missed a bit… it was “wisdom in adversity.”

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