maverick@trwatf.UUCP (Mark D. Grover) (03/19/85)
> In MIT and Stanford's jargon manual (the ultimate authority in these > matters ... ), kludge is spelled both with and without the d, and yes, > they do say it comes from the German "kluge." (Our copy of the manual is > rather old -- 1982.) > Melinda Shore *** REPLACE THIS term WITH YOUR etymology *** To add to the confusion, there was an infamous WW II German Field Marshall named von Kluge who was noted for his vacillation and weakness (as well as failure). He was in Commander in Chief of the eastern forces which failed at Stalingrad. He was then put in charge of the western armies which were pierced by Patton and the rest of the Allied Forces. Soon after this, he took poison. Shirer reports that Hitler included was about to include him in investigations of the plots against him by the General Staff at the time. Reportedly, Kluge was too hesitant to commit to the consiparcy either. I just think the word *sounds* good, myself. MDG ARPA: trwatf!maverick@SEISMO [TRW Advanced Technology Facility] UUCP: ...!{decvax,ihnp4,allegra}!seismo!trwatf!maverick ...ucbvax!trwrb!trwatf!maverick -- MDG ARPA: trwatf!maverick@SEISMO [TRW Advanced Technology Facility] UUCP: ...!{decvax,ihnp4,allegra}!seismo!trwatf!maverick ...ucbvax!trwrb!trwatf!maverick