From: bbense+comp.lang.ruby.Jan.08.03@... Date: 2003-01-09T09:55:37+09:00 Subject: Re: The Year in Scripting Languages (Final Draft) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <8CE69E13-2362-11D7-9C75-000393C4FE10@mac.com>, Brennan Leathers wrote: > >On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 06:15 PM, Martin DeMello wrote: >> Rubes :) > >sounds too much like 'pubes', sorry but it's true. ruby miners is my >vote but IMO we shouldn't rush the vote just to have a name for an >email. > - - It's a joke, son. Rube is very old american slang for somebody that is naive or ignorant. Often used by hip city folk to refer to somebody fresh from the farm... - - Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBPhzDl2TWTAjn5N/lAQEhbAQAqeWlTh45miebGgV1Yf346eCwFglwFDzT KkqD3ymz0n/oUDuRffSlCZmT3npRLvTj+wMuqRDJxveuvoY09zU+xobsghxDNVbz 0/rfthlOaryVjjrZW+1W8VbJfdGLmajLELZD9OfmMhhU06AzQXRvdffzK+9U3Qyf s2yqBF/gAYk= =pu8g -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----