[racket] Neils

From: Todd O'Bryan (toddobryan at gmail.com)
Date: Sun Feb 12 15:47:16 EST 2012

Before this goes too far, I just want to let everyone know that I will
never kneel to the Neils, nor go to the mat for the Matthews. Now if
Shriram announced his candidacy for supreme dictator in the
post-apocalyptic society...

:-)

Todd

On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Erik Dominikus
<erik.dominikus71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> ROFLMAO... I didn't notice it until just now... Now that you mention it,
> Racket seems to have some sort of affinity for Neils and Matthews.
>
> Hearing all that Battle for Racketdom made me vividly imagine the Neils
> and Matthews riding 'macro transformers' (some sort of giant robot),
> throwing parenthesis-shaped boomerang carrying mini-nuke warhead at each
> other, while the Dougs take shelter in Fallout-style vaults where not
> even a single ray of sunshine passes through.
>
> Seriously, if someone could make a spin-off, it'd be cool.
>
>
> May the Lambda be with us all!
>
>
>
> On Sat, 2012-02-11 at 17:56 -0700, Neil Toronto wrote:
>> Ah! So you admit to being a cockroach! :)
>>
>> Still, one can't argue with the evolutionary advantages of hiding until
>> the dust settles and then claiming the leftovers. It's how my older
>> brother always beat us at Risk, and the only way our dog ever got fed.
>>
>> Neil V: I'm afraid our numbers would have to grow to 27, because I've
>> chosen \bot for my initial. We could also use Greek and Hebrew if necessary.
>>
>> Neil ⊥
>>
>> On 02/11/2012 01:42 PM, Doug Williams wrote:
>> > I can see the end days - the Neils versus the Matthews in a epic battle
>> > for control for Racketdom. After the dust settles, the Dougs (that would
>> > be Doug O. and Doug W.) scamper out from hiding and take over the world
>> > - with all due respect to The Brain.
>> >
>> > Doug W.
>> >
>> > On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Neil Van Dyke <neil at neilvandyke.org
>> > <mailto:neil at neilvandyke.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     A long time ago, someone created a PLaneT account for me named
>> >     simply "neil".  PLT/Racket has grown in popularity since that time
>> >     when I was the only foreseeable Neil.  This last week, three
>> >     different Neils posted to the "users" list:
>> >
>> >     * Neil Caldwell (Neil C.)
>> >     * Neil Toronto (Neil T.)
>> >     * Neil Van Dyke (Neil V.)
>> >
>> >     Ultimately, the numbers of my people will grow to 26, whereupon we
>> >     will seize control, thereafter referring to each other only by our
>> >     last name initial.
>> >
>> >     Until the glorious new age of everyone being a Neil, I am happy when
>> >     people inadvertently give me credit for the work of other Neils.
>> >       Previously, I'd get credit for Noel Welsh's work, but the more
>> >     undeserved credit, the better.
>> >
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>> >     http://www.neilvandyke.org/
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