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by samatman 718 days ago
I've long been partial to this formulation:

> 1972 - Dennis Ritchie invents a powerful gun that shoots both forward and backward simultaneously. Not satisfied with the number of deaths and permanent maimings from that invention he invents C and Unix.

Some of us learn to lean to the side right before pulling the trigger...

http://james-iry.blogspot.com/2009/05/brief-incomplete-and-m...