[plug] [Fwd: [STOP] "What a pile of australian legislature"]

[Oliver White]

Raoul Golan wrote:

> Alan Cox, linux kernel hacker extraordinaire, has the
> following to say (make this phrase stick!):
>
> >
> > http://linuxtoday.com/talkback/19438.html
> >
> >  Alan Cox - Subject: Australians (Jun 7th, 11:50:31 )
> >
> > Fortunately it takes one line of perl to replace every use of the word
> > with something else say 'piss' which features in the KJ bible so is good
> > for a laugh with censors, and also 'australain legislature' . Im quite
> > happy that the kernel contains stuff like
> >
> >  /* What a pile of australian legislature */
> >
> > We can preserve the event forever in history and maybe try and move it
> > into mainstream language. I would urge people to refer to all stupid paper
> > pusher decisions as a pile of australian legislature. The more people do
> > this the more likely it is to achieve critical mass and become part of the
> > language where it will stay for years and years as a happy reminder
> >
> >  Alan
> >
>
> --
> Your computer has been Alstoned.

--
Oliver White


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