From: Don Chiasson <G.CHIASSON@DREA-XX.ARPA> Subject: Some gnu jokes To: jokes@DREA-XX.ARPA, gergely@DREA-XX.ARPA, broome@DREA-XX.ARPA cc: G.CHIASSON@DREA-XX.ARPA Message-ID: <12329394624.13.G.CHIASSON@DREA-XX.ARPA> Richard M. Stallman (RMS, widely known for creating EMACS) is writing a UNIX clone called GNU (which means Gnu's Not Unix--a recursive acronym). This seems to open the way to a whole gnu class of jokes. For example: Q: What do you call a person who hacks while wearing no clothes? A: A gnudist. Q: What do you call an eligible young hacker? A: Gnubile. Q: What is a hacker's favorite candy? A: Gnugat. (Though it contains little gnutrition.) Q: What do you call a computer filled with air? A: Gnumatic. Q: What do you call a novice hacker who keeps pestering you with foolish questions? A: A gnuisance. Q: What do you call a subtle, clever hack in the favorite language? A: A gnuanCe. Q: What do you use a supercomputer for? A: Gnumerical analysis. Q: What do you call a hacker who collects coins? A: A gnumismatist. Well, there are more, just too gnumerous to tell all at once. I think I'd better go before someone starts firing gnuclear weapons at me. Don