On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 4:11 AM, Nalin Savara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:34 AM, Linux Lingam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>biting humour from xkcd on the end-user-license agreement:
>>
> <snip>
>
> hmm who's mephistopheles ?
>

classical western literature with biblical references: the devil's agent.
goethe wrote a play, faustus. about a man selling his soul to the devil.
this has become a strong metaphor ever since.

regards
niyam

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>
> NS
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