Hi,
Here are some Notable Quotes For Firday:
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A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling by Mark Twain For
example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be
replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer be part
of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be
the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform
"w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant,
wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4
might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all. Jenerally, then, the
improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with
useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the
rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud
fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" --
bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch",
"sh", and "th" rispektivli. Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov
orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt
xe Ingliy-spiking werld.
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"By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since
sliced bread." (By Vance Petree, Virginia Power)
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The fellow sat down at a bar, ordered a drink and asked the bartender if
he wanted to hear a dumb-jock joke. "Hey, buddy," the bartender replied,
"you see those two guys next to you? They used to be with the Chicago
Bears. The two dudes behind you made the U.S. Olympic wrestling team.
And for you information, I used to play center at Notre Dame." "Forget
it," the customer said. "I don't want to explain it five times."
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On the subject of C program indentation: "In My Egotistical Opinion,
most people's C programs should be indented six feet downward and
covered with dirt." -- Blair P. Houghton
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A novice asked the Master: "Here is a programmer that never designs,
documents, or tests his programs. Yet all who know him consider him one
of the best programmers in the world. Why is this?" The Master replies:
"That programmer has mastered the Tao. He has gone beyond the need for
design; he does not become angry when the system crashes, but accepts
the universe without concern. He has gone beyond the need for
documentation; he no longer cares if anyone else sees his code. He has
gone beyond the need for testing; each of his programs are perfect
within themselves, serene and elegant, their purpose self-evident.
Truly, he has entered the mystery of the Tao." -- Geoffrey James, "The
Tao of Programming"
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I reverently believe that the maker who made us all makes everything in
New England, but the weather. I don't know who makes that, but I think
it must be raw apprentices in the weather-clerks factory who experiment
and learn how, in New England, for board and clothes, and then are
promoted to make weather for countries that require a good article, and
will take their custom elsewhere if they don't get it. -- Mark Twain
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. --
Mark Twain
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Regards,
LelandJ
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