From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5387 invoked by alias); 21 Nov 2009 19:48:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 5376 invoked by uid 22791); 21 Nov 2009 19:48:57 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from simon.codemeta.com (HELO simon.codemeta.com) (199.125.75.14) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:47:39 +0000 Received: from [75.68.48.130] (c-75-68-48-130.hsd1.nh.comcast.net [75.68.48.130]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by simon.codemeta.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98A6544003; Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:47:37 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4B0843DD.7090507@veritech.com> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:48:00 -0000 From: "Lee D. Rothstein" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Talk Amongst Yourselves , cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: WTF proposed acronym References: <20091120184906.GA27241@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20091121121218.GZ29173@calimero.vinschen.de> <20091121173625.GB9003@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4B083047.8050101@gmail.com> <4B08376D.9060408@gmail.com> <20091121185049.GA13903@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> In-Reply-To: <20091121185049.GA13903@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-talk-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-talk-owner@cygwin.com Reply-To: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2009-q4/txt/msg00043.txt.bz2 CGF said: > > Yes, please take it to the talk list. > > In the meantime, I'm going to try teaching my dog to play the piano. > > cgf Using a little poetic license, and realizing that CGF never does anything with the expectation of failure implied above: Meanwhile, I'll teach my dog to play the piano == MITMDTPTP I know what you're going to say, "It's too complicated!" But ... I taught the acronym to my dog, Phydeaux. And, you gotta love any acronym of this sort that begins with MIT, ends with two TPs, has an MD in the middle, contains no obscentities and refers to man's best friend. Lee