On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: > On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:26:47 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote: > >> Just how many Chrises are there on this list? I have a pet theory that >> there's a greater-than-usual correlation between geeks and the name >> "Chris", and the Python list has provided a number of supporting >> instances. > > My theory is that geeks (at least in Australia) gravitate towards the > names Matt, or sometimes Ben. So much so that when I'm interviewing a new > coder, I'll sometimes say "You're name's not Matt? That'll cause a bit of > confusion. Mind if we call you Matt?"
Interesting. I'll have to keep my eyes open for the Matts and Bens. Fascinating. Chris Angelico -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list