Messages in this thread | | | From | (Paul Gortmaker) | Subject | Re: Weird spelling fixes in 2.1.107 | Date | Sat, 27 Jun 1998 03:32:06 +1000 (EST) |
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> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 04:50:24 -0400 (EDT) > From: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net> > > Each time, I just deleted "uhhuh". I didn't mean to take away the > fun for anyone, just wanted to make things a tiny bit clearer. :) > > But you did, because now as I read those "new and improved" versions > of the comments I feel like I'm reading a textbook which is dead and > without life, not a piece of source code which is full of life and > personality.
Unfortunately this is nothing new. Other victims of note that I liked but sadly got "sanitized" in the past:
snarf_region(...) "lp1 on fire"
You just can't beat the mental picture of thick grey smoke billowing out of an early 1980's DecWriter-sized tractor feed monster. :)
I'm surprised that the NMI messages haven't fallen prey yet...
Paul.
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