Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!varian!david From: david@varian.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: origin of 'kludge' wanted Message-ID: <164@varian.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Jul-83 18:18:43 EDT Article-I.D.: varian.164 Posted: Tue Jul 5 18:18:43 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jul-83 20:16:15 EDT Lines: 14 Does anyone know where the word 'kludge' came from? About 2 years ago I checked a few places like Webster's unabridged dictionary without success, and had forgotten all about it until last week I saw an ad (in a in-flight magazine on a plane) for a carry-on luggage bag with all sorts of pockets and zippers called the Kludge (TM) Bag. David Brown Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598 (415) 945-2199 ...!decvax!sytek!zehntel!varian!david ...!ucbvax!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!varian!david ...!tektronix!zehntel!varian!david ...!fortune!varian!david ...!amd70!varian!david