[racket] Neils

Oh dear...

Neil Matthew Caldwell

On 13 February 2012 07:47, Todd O'Bryan <toddobryan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>>> >
>>> >     --
>>> >     http://www.neilvandyke.org/
>>> >
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