On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 02:29:42PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> `/anick wrote:
> >> The following is not very clever obfuscation, and it's not
> >> the most palatable ASCII drawing ever drawn, but I suppose
> >> it's good enough to elicit a few chuckles and/or groans.
>
> Bart Lateur wrote:
> > On day 3, a bug becomes visible: the final line
> > "And a partridge..." suddenly starts with 2 A's.
>
> The A's are multiplying with each new day!
>
> I would like to give `/anick the benefit of the doubt
> as to whether this is a bug or a feature.
>
> Maybe it is meant to be sung like this:
> 'AAAAAh' ... And a partrige in a pear tree.
Ooops. I replied to Bart, but forgot to cc the mailing list.
Well, to quote myself:
It's not a bug, it's a feature. No, really, it is. The longer
the list of gifts is, the longer the Aaaaand will become.
At least, that's what happens when I sing that song in
the shower.
> _
> (
> _)anta
Oh my gawd, what have I started... :)
Joy,
`/anick
PS: by the by, I'm amazed that someone /actually/ run that script
day after day. Make me feel real warm and fuzzy inside. ^.^
--
print map chr$_[0]-ord$_,@_='200ocT¨gZYT`cV¨xcV\¨`ge]cV'=~m;(\d+|.);g;
