X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,52c2c77c8adb4a38 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-07-27 14:48:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.arcor-online.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!dsl-217-155-199-78.zen.co.UK!not-for-mail From: Mark Hill Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Freddie and the GPF Date: 27 Jul 2003 21:48:08 GMT Lines: 43 Message-ID: <2003-07-27T21-38-13@bubble.markhill.me.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl-217-155-199-78.zen.co.uk (217.155.199.78) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1059342488 20625112 217.155.199.78 (16 [123679]) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4pl2 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:24402 On 2003-07-27, Jan Willms wrote: > Meet Freddie ... > _____ > \ > \ > ______\ > | > L__ > |__| > |__| ,*ACHTUNG BLINKENLIIIIIIIIGHTS!* > F ``` ( > | ``` ) > L ``` ( > || ___ ) > || /\__\ kmr03 > F \/__/ hua > | a lol. I was told once by a teacher that the reason why the name Fred is used so much in the computing world is because of the letters' position on the keyboard. The logic being people staring at a keyboard for a name would see 'fred', I suppose. OA: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: ::: :: :: :: ::: :: :: :::: :: :: :: :::: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :::: :: :::: :: :: :: :: ::: :: ::: :: :: :: :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Mark Hill