Re^3: Of the following Wizardly beings, which is most likely to be a regular Perl user?

Because both SHAZAM (Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury) and AWK (Aho ,Weinberger, Kernighan) are acronyms of names!. Hahaha. Ha.

Stop saying 'script'. Stop saying 'line-noise'.
We have nothing to lose but our metaphors.

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Re^4: Of the following Wizardly beings, which is most likely to be a regular Perl user? by apl (Monsignor) on Jun 20, 2008 at 16:07 UTC
<Geek alert> You're partially correct. The word given by the Wizard Shazam to Billy Batson was the acronym SHAZAM. The name and the acronym are two different things. </Geek alert> On the other hand, you get major kudos from me for remembering the gods that make up the acronym. Now, for a follow-up, shall we recite the Green Lantern oath together?	[reply]
Re^5: Of the following Wizardly beings, which is most likely to be a regular Perl user? by Erez (Priest) on Jun 20, 2008 at 20:51 UTC
Which one, Alan Scott or Hal Jordan's? Stop saying 'script'. Stop saying 'line-noise'. We have nothing to lose but our metaphors.	[reply]
Re^6: Of the following Wizardly beings, which is most likely to be a regular Perl user? by apl (Monsignor) on Jun 20, 2008 at 22:39 UTC
Excellent! Alfred Bester came up with both. He was guest of honor at a science fiction convention in NYC, and during a speech he mentioned that. He then added "But I can't remember the damn thing at all!" "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship Evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light!" I rattled off. "Oh God." he moaned... 8-)	[reply]