December 2007
8 posts
“There is a Christmas story at the birth of this country that very few Americans...”
– From Washington’s Gift by Thomas Fleming.
What did the Three Wise Men do post-manger? Scholars tentatively agree: IHOP run. — yourmonkeycalled
Crosswords: Lost unions fail? (anag 5,8) →
The cryptic crossword, known outside the UK as the British crossword, is a deviant language where Geg (9,3) means Scrambled Egg, Presbyterians are not people but an anagram of Britney Spears and, HIJKLMNO is Water (H to O).
Excellent article from the Independent about the demise of the cryptic crossword.
I really enjoy a good crossword (I find the Guardian’s a little better than the...
“Who cares if Erlang starts slowly - it was designed to start once and never stop...”
– Joe Armstrong on the erlang-questions list, courtesy of Yariv Sadin.
“Richard Feynman was fond of giving the following advice on how to be a genius....”
– From Gian-Carlo Rota’s Ten Lessons I wish I Had Been Taught.
A Hero's Welcome
I love how, upon my return to the house after being gone five minutes, the dogs behave as though I’ve liberated Paris. — toldorknown