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by paulkoer 4778 days ago
I have to ask: What does this Acme stand for?
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Vivtek 4778 days ago
It doesn't stand for anything - it's the company that Wile E. Coyote orders wacky equipment from in the cartoons in order to defeat the Road Runner. It's the namespace in CPAN for joke modules.
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paulkoer 4778 days ago
Thank you, I had been wondering about that every now and then.
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