From: pehrens@... (Phil Ehrens)
Date: 2001-09-05T07:11:37+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:20894] Re: OReilly Ruby book has snail on cover

My favorite was the Windows Registry book with the dog
walking on it's hind legs.

Samuel Johnson actually predicted the appearance of M$
in court:

    There can be no reason for mentioning the common exploits of
    breaking windows and bruising the watch; unless it be to tell
    you of the device of producing before the justice broken
    lanterns, which have been paid for an hundred times...

Phil