From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2001-04-28T13:24:43+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:14366] Re: Ruby mascot proposal

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Marko Schulz <in6x059@public.uni-hamburg.de>
To: ruby-talk ML <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 8:24 AM
Subject: [ruby-talk:14331] Re: Ruby mascot proposal


> 
> Quite true, sadly. When I first saw the gem on RubyCentral I thought
> it was a plectrom (or pick) for playing the guitar. I was puzzled by
> it, but it took me some time to realize that it obviously had to be a
> ruby. 
> 

I also thought it was a guitar pick at first glance.

Hal