From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2004-07-29T12:23:47+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Automatically setting attributes

On Thursday, July 29, 2004, 1:10:00 PM, Assaph wrote:


>> > > Do those methods have any advantages over doing @goo, @moo = 0, 0
>> > You only write one zero... :-)
>> @goo = @moo = 0   # :-)

> <sledge>
> I SO much prefer the TMTOWTDI philosophy than the other,
> straight-jackety, feeling you get from some P languages :->
> </sledge>

dictionary.com doesn't know about this meaning of "sledge", which is a
slang word (probably Australian, but understood by all nations that
play cricket) meaning agressive chatter in a sporting context, with
the intention to gain a psychological advantage.

Just clearing that up for our international audience.

The best ever cricket sledges are by Merv Hughes: "I'll bowl you a
#@$* piano, you pommie poofter - see if you can play that!", and by
Ian Healy: "You can't summon a runner just for being a fat @#$*!".

And now, back to regular programming (no pun intended)...

Gavin