Difference between revisions of "Grook"

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A grook (or gruk in Danish) is the name Piet Hein (1905-1996) used for his short, aphoristic poems. They came to wide attention when Martin Gardner mentioned them in his column in Scientific American. Two characteristic grooks:

PROBLEMS

Problems worthy of attack

Prove their worth by hitting back.

OMNISCIENCE

Knowing what

thou knowest not

is in a sense

omniscience.

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+A '''grook''' (or '''gruk''' in Danish) is the name [[Piet Hein]] (1905-1996) used for his short, aphoristic poems. They came to wide attention when [[Martin Gardner]] mentioned them in his column in ''Scientific American.'' Two characteristic grooks:
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+OMNISCIENCE
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