From: Hope Less Date: 2009-08-20T15:40:04+09:00 Subject: Ruby List Roast - A Tentative Attempt Dear ruby list members Ruby is great...no, it's awesome! And you people make it even better by answering all those questions that Ruby users sometimes have. But you're one funny bunch fore sure. After reading this list for a while, I've come to the following conclusions: - The Japanese lot Dudes, you're awesome...you created the whole language and all...but dang, you're English grammar sucks! How can you possibly be smart enough to come up with a whole new language, but at the same time, be an epic failure at the one that is most widely used? - Robert D. France and England always have been and always will be at loggerheads. You seem to be trying to change that by actually trying to understand the French. And use there language on this forum. Please! Some of us here hate French. Unlike you, we were forced to learn it in school. An experience that scarred me for life. And probably negatively impact my intelligence as well. - Pascal J. Bouillon (oui?) You're last name sounds like a variant of fondue. You're persistence on comparing everything to Lisp, on the other hand, is much firmer. (By the way, did you somehow infect Robert D.?) - James Edward Gray II, King of Ruby Land The resident aristocrat. I do like your tutorial on M17N. - 7stud It's simple: first think, /then/ post. No, not the other way around, which will result in a mess - both here and in real life. Take it from me, I always make sure what I wrote makes sense before I post - which is why I end up never posting in the first place. - David B. You're...uhm...really good, I guess. Gee, there's nothing much to say about you. Can't even insult you based on a perceived lack of intelligence. You must therefore be lacking personality. - Eleanor McH. You know, English is not my native language, so I was in the mistaken belief that you were a dude like the rest of us...until I saw a picture of you somewhere on the web...now, every time I read one of your posts, I must make an effort to replace that mental image of the random nerd with that of the cute chick physicist. - Rick D. Just like I pictured Eleanor to be a dude, I imagined you to be in your 20ies. Unlike Eleanor's case, this might be flattering, though. Because, one day, I visit your profile on workingwithrails.com, and boom! goes my bubble. You're old - probably could be my grandpa! So, what was it like to be a programmer before WWII? Had electricity even been invented at that time? Or did you have hamsters (or nerds) on wheels to power your computers? - Park Heesob Jesus, you seem to know everything! I start reading a post, and I'm like: you're so screwed, dude, there ain't no easy solution to that problem for sure. But as soon as I read your name, I know there is a solution. You really make ruby look like a walk in the park - yes, pun /intended/. So, yeah, that's it! You really are a weired lot. But it would be much, much more boring without you. Sort of like a Microsoft forum. Truly yours A Hopeless Loser & Ruby Fan -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.