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- Newsgroups: sci.math
- Subject: Re: POLLY NOMIAL, Humor
- Message-ID: <1992Aug23.213450.467@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
- From: chisnall@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz (The Technicolour Throw-up)
- Date: 23 Aug 92 21:34:50 +1200
- References: <1992Aug10.035041.16514@odin.corp.sgi.com>
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- Organization: Computer Science,University of Canterbury,New Zealand
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- From article <1992Aug10.035041.16514@odin.corp.sgi.com>, by shreiner@arioch.csd.sgi.com (Dave Shreiner):
- > "Exchlf!" he swore, using the vilest oath he knew. His patience was
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- I've never understood this part of the story. What exactly is the
- significance of "exchlf"? I've always assumed that its an acronym or
- mnemonic from some branch of maths. Does anybody know?
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- Just my two rubber ningis worth.
- Name: Michael Chisnall (chisnall@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz)
- I'm not a .signature virus and nor do I play one on tv.
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