<14> mea culpa, re: <13> [humor] small collection...

[nhan@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Ngo Thanh Nhan)]

NYU Linguistic String Project -- Fri Jun 20 13:38:59 EDT 1997

Dear Anh Ai Viet and Tien Zung,

mea culpa...  it all started when I missed "boys" -> "girls" for
BASIC.  I saw it when I sent it out but wondered if anybody
caught the *unintended* goddamn editing error...  But the error
says nothing about homosexuality or latency or romance or
anything...  We just all guess and are trying to have fun, when
things that we think can only be attributed to women, and find
out that they are even more *shocking* if we see them in men.

I think *natural languages* are like women, and *programming
languages* are like men.  It is even more interesting when
men working with *programming languages* and thinking of them
as having *femine* characteristics (so,... in some twisted
rationale, we can say that kind of thinking is *subsconsciously*
BASIC, or latent or h..., if you like).

Cheers,
Nhan

  > From listserv@csd.uwm.edu Fri Jun 20 13:04 EDT 1997
  > Originator: vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
  > From: Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu>
  > To: Multiple recipients of list <vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu>
  > Subject: Re: <13> [humor] small collection: Programming languages are like men
  >
  > Nope, Anh Nhan already suggested a replacement his <-> her...
  > Take care
  > Cheers
  > Aiviet
  >
  > On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Nguyen Tien Zung wrote:
  >
  > > Hi ba'c AiViet
  > >
  > > You missed my point. It was about homosexuality.
  > >
  > > > Hi Anh TZ,
  > > >   It is obvious. Just think about BASIC can come back into fashion ( to
  > > > marry you, because your chidren like it).
  > > > Cheers
  > > > Aiviet
  > > >
  > > > On Wed, 18 Jun 1997, Nguyen Tien Zung wrote:
  > > >
  > > > >
  > > > > >BASIC - The horny divorcee that lives next door.  His specialty
  > > > > >is seducing young boys and it seems he is always readily
  > > > > >available for them.
  > > > >
  > > > > ???
  > > > >