[OT] pippo (was Re: hg: lambda/lambda/langtools: Improved support for diagnostic during lambda conversion.)

[Michael Gaber]

On 22.06.2010 20:50, Rémi Forax wrote:
> Le 22/06/2010 20:38, maurizio cimadamore a écrit :
>> On 22/06/2010 19:28, maurizio cimadamore wrote:
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>>> On 22/06/2010 18:55, Alessio Stalla wrote:
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>>>> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 6:22 PM,<maurizio.cimadamore at oracle.com>    wrote:
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>>>>> target method pippo
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>>>> Heh - that reveals something about your origins ;)
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>>> Indeed it does [I knew you would have noticed :-) ]
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>>> Maurizio
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>> For non-italian readers - following an (ehm) ancient tradiation, italian
>> programmers use to name things after walt disney cartoon character. Put
>> in other words, Goofy ('pippo' in Italian) and Pluto are our Foo and Bar
>> :-)
>>
>> Maurizio
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> In France, we use 'toto' and its variations 'titi' and 'tutu'.
> 
> Rémi
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And in Germany bla, blubb and blubber are common besides foo et al

>>>> Sorry for the OT ;)
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>>>> Peace,
>>>> Alessio
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