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  2. From: robert@cs.anu.edu.au (Robert Cohen)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
  4. Subject: Re: Computer Superstition
  5. Date: 19 Nov 1992 13:02:45 +1100
  6. Organization: Computer Science Department, ANU, Australia
  7. Lines: 14
  8. Message-ID: <1eesk5INNrto@barnard.anu.edu.au>
  9. References: <10292323.7317.11306@kcbbs.gen.nz>
  10. NNTP-Posting-Host: barnard.anu.edu.au
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  12. Murray_Moffatt@kcbbs.gen.nz (Murray Moffatt) writes:
  13.  
  14. >We've all heard of common superstitions such as not walking under ladders 
  15. >and throwing salt over your left shoulder if you spill some, but are 
  16. >there any superstitions to do with computers?
  17.  
  18. How about sync'ing 3 times, just to be sure.
  19.  
  20. Robert
  21. -- 
  22. Robert Cohen                               email: robert@cs.anu.edu.au
  23. PhD Student,  Dept of Computer Science,
  24. Australian National University.            ===============================
  25. ----------------------> Code fast, execute young, and leave a pretty core!
  26.