Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sri-unix!binder%dosadi.DEC@decwrl.ARPA From: binder%dosadi.DEC@decwrl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: none Message-ID: <12247@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Aug-84 09:11:23 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12247 Posted: Thu Aug 9 09:11:23 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Aug-84 06:46:46 EDT Lines: 25 From: binder%dosadi.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (The Stainless Steel Rat) > From: Andrew D. Sigel> ...and Gerrold is one of the big ST mavens... I should guess that Mr Gerrold might take strong exception to being called a maven. A maven is the female counterpart of a master, ie a woman possessing surpassing skill. In fiction, the term is usually applied to those indulging in witchcraft, as in this bit: "...Falangor was called the mightiest of warlocks; he was master of the darkest of the black arts, and the people walked in fear of his wrath. And Alyssa his betrothed had learnt well of him, for she was his equal, a maven of terrifying power..." Cheers, Dick Binder (The Stainless Steel Rat) UUCP: { decvax, allegra, ucbvax... }!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-dosadi!binder ARPA: binder%dosadi.DEC@decwrl.ARPA Posted Thursday 9th August 1984, 09:14 EDT by DOSADI::BINDER