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From: jpwoodruff@irisinternet.net (John Woodruff)
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"Stephane Richard" <stephane.richard@verizon.net> wrote in message news:<djqGb.171$tY5.150@nwrdny01.gnilink.net>...
> it is to me 

[...]

> >
> > But Intercal _is_ a joke, is it not?


Let's enjoy the Intercal joke a little more.  Especially since we all
know the significance of language names.

The intercal document states clearly "The full name of the compiler is
"Compiler Language With  No Pronounceable  Acronym,"  which  is,  for 
obvious  reasons, abbreviated "INTERCAL".

John