From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2007-09-26T09:19:17+09:00
Subject: Re: This is why Ruby 1.8.6 can never be made to run anywhere

William James wrote:
> Michal Suchanek wrote:
>> On 25/09/2007, William James <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> With apologies to Stephen Crane.
>>>
>>>   Code as I Code
>>>
>>>   "Code as I code," said Guido,
>>>   "Or you are abominably wicked;
>>>   "You are a toad."
>>>
>>>   And after I had thought of it,
>>>   I said: "I will, then, be a toad."
>> Quack! Quack! :D
>> (or whatever English toads say .. did you notice that animals that
>> cross a border often start doing quite different sounds? :D )
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Michal
> 
> I think they would say, "Croak!  Croak!"  (At least, I always do.)
> It's English-speaking ducks that say "Quack!"

Despite their close kinship with frogs, I can't recall ever having heard
any kind of sound from a toad.