Dr Wingnut

Day: December 1, 2004

  • That’s the way I want to go

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    Kenneth Iverson, who received the ACM‘s Turing Award in 1979 for creating the APL programming language died on October 19th at age 83.  Three days earlier on Saturday evening, he suffered a stroke at home in front of the computer.

  • Golf outing

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    The Englishman’s wife steps up to the tee and, as she bends over to place her ball, a gust of wind blows her skirt up and reveals her lack of underwear.  “Good God, woman!  Why aren’t you wearing any knickers?” her husband demanded. “Well, you don’t give me enough housekeeping money to afford any.”  The…

  • Putting Golf Into Perspective

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    The following is not intended to offend fans of tennis, basketball, football or baseball.  It is, rather, an attempt to put everything in its proper perspective.Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and why people who don’t even play go to tournaments or watch it on TV?  The following truisms may shed some light:Golf…

  • Limitations

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    I seldom think of my limitations, and they never make me sad.  Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.Helen Keller