[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

ha ha only serious from sf fandom, orig. as mutation of hhok, `ha ha
   only kidding' a phrase often seen abbreviated as hhos that aptly
   captures the flavor of much hacker discourse. applied especially to
   parodies, absurdities, and ironic jokes that are both intended and
   perceived to contain a possibly disquieting amount of truth, or truths
   that are constructed on in-joke and self-parody. this lexicon contains
   many examples of ha-ha-only-serious in both form and content. indeed,
   the entirety of hacker culture is often perceived as ha-ha-only-serious
   by hackers themselves; to take it either too lightly or too seriously
   marks a person as an outsider, a wannabee, or in larval stage. for
   further enlightenment on this subject, consult any zen master. see also
   hacker humor, and ai koans.


see also:
wannabee larval stage hacker humor ai koans 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

ha ha only serious
     
        sf fandom, originally as mutation of hhok, "ha ha only
        kidding" a phrase often seen abbreviated as hhos that aptly
        captures the flavour of much hacker discourse.  applied
        especially to parodies, absurdities, and ironic jokes that are
        both intended and perceived to contain a possibly disquieting
        amount of truth, or truths that are constructed on in-joke and
        self-parody.
     
        the jargon file contains many examples of ha-ha-only-serious
        in both form and content.  indeed, the entirety of hacker
        culture is often perceived as ha-ha-only-serious by hackers
        themselves; to take it either too lightly or too seriously
        marks a person as an outsider, a wannabee, or in larval
        stage.  for further enlightenment on this subject, consult
        any zen master.  see also ai koan.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
jargon file wannabee larval stage ai koan 

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Jargon 4.2, node: ha ha only serious
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ha ha only serious
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http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/jargon300/hahaonlyserious.html, score=27, date indexed=December 6, 2005, 3:37 am

ha ha only serious
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http://www.antionline.com/jargon/hahaonlyserious.php, score=25, date indexed=December 5, 2005, 3:20 am

ha ha only serious
...... only serious. [from SF fandom, orig. as mutation of HHOK, ‘Ha Ha Only ... This lexicon contains many examples of ha-ha-only-serious in both form ... ..
http://www.catb.org/esr/jargon/html/H/ha-ha-only-serious.html, score=23, date indexed=December 19, 2005, 5:25 am

Ha ha only serious - LinuxQuestions.org Wiki
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http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Ha_ha_only_serious, score=22, date indexed=December 9, 2005, 1:11 pm

Jargon File 3.0.0 - ha ha only serious
...This lexicon contains many examples of ha-ha-only-serious in both form ... ha ha only serious. [from SF fandom, orig. as mutation of HHOK, `Ha Ha ... ..
http://www.clueless.com/jargon3.0.0/ha_ha_only_serious.html, score=21, date indexed=November 5, 2005, 1:15 pm

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