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From: slavins@hearsay.demon.co.uk (Simon Slavin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: On the Naming of UNIX Things
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 23:49:14 +0000
Organization: International Cocaine Importers, Ltd.
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In article <564jdb$4oj@ordeal.cts.com>,
cwr@cts.com (Will Rose) wrote:
> Tony Finch (fanf2@cam.ac.uk) wrote:
> : pete.barber@openv.co.uk (Pete Barber) wrote:
> : > Mark Whetzel <markw@zeus.wg.waii.com> wrote:
> : >
> : > >Some of the others I have heard about: the naming of 'biff',
> : >
> : > biff - dunno
>
> : Supposedly after a dog that would bark at the postman.
>
> After a dog, but not one that barked at the postman. According
> to the dogs owner this was a foul canard, or dirty duck.
Hold on, there's an evil-smelling duck that thinks it's a dog and
barks at postmen. Does anyone have the film rights to this ?
Simon.
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