From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FORGED_GMAIL_RCVD, FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,e689ee795efb030a X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news3.google.com!feeder.news-service.com!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Warren Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada's birthday Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:18:25 +0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <1cfff462-88d3-4485-b940-637be13697f3@j3g2000vbp.googlegroups.com> Injection-Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:18:25 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="9f8M0iN5t54V+4DF/iqO8g"; logging-data="20401"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/SAvN42NAmlBid59JAHAWLhHUd+A34AVA=" User-Agent: Xnews/5.04.25 X-Face: &6@]C2>ZS=NM|HE-^zWuryN#Z/2_.s9E|G&~DRi|sav9{E}XQJb*\_>=a5"q]\%A;5}LKP][1mA{gZ,Q!j Cancel-Lock: sha1:wSuG0YsCJ2y4TmNJKz9uxHkpo3U= Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:16862 Date: 2010-12-10T20:18:25+00:00 List-Id: AdaMagica expounded in news:e8257de0-e4af-4982-a706- 732bf400757d@s5g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: > Congratulation > on Your > 195th/30th Birthday, > Lady Ada > > Primeval times when Babbage dwelt: .. > And there arose Strawman, > and Strawman begat Woodenman, > and Woodenman begat Tinman, > and Tinman begat Ironman. > Ironman however begat Steelman. > > And lo, from him emerged of colours four: > Red, Green, Yellow and Blue. .. > And ANSI spoketh to Green: > "Ada shalt be thy name henceforth > and servest all mankind > in the large as in the small." > > And DoD spoketh: > "Thou shalt not have another language beside Ada." So either Green was begotten female, or Green had a sex change (& named Ada). Warren.