Scott David Daniels wrote: > bruno modulix wrote: > >> Scott David Daniels wrote: >> >>> bruno modulix wrote: >>> >>>> ... Another language that failed to make it to the mainstream but is >>>> worth giving a try is Smalltalk - the father of OOPLs (Simula being the >>>> GrandFather). >>> >>> I would say Simula is the forefather of modern OOPLs, and Smalltalk is >>> the toofather. >> >> Err... I'm afraid I don't understand this last word (and google have not >> been of much help here) > > > Sorry, I was being too cute by half.
tss... > If Simula is the fore father > (4 away) then Smalltalk is half as far (2) away. Hence the "toofather." > "Toofather" by analogy with the homophones "fore" and "four" we use the > homophones "two" and "too". My my my... -- bruno desthuilliers ruby -e "print '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.split('@').collect{|p| p.split('.').collect{|w| w.reverse}.join('.')}.join('@')" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list