Date: 11 December 1982 19:48 mst From: Lippard.DSOP (James J. Lippard) Subject: Miscellaneous Digest V1 #34 Reply-To: misc To: (Miscellaneous Mailing List) Miscellaneous Digest Volume 1 : Issue 34 Today's topics: Real Men (2 msgs) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 11 December 1982 19:37 mst From: Senft.Multics Subject: Real Men o Real Programmers don't eat from Vending Machines. o Real Programmers can't spell quiche. o Real Programmers think in binary. o Real Programmers think an eight-hour day is for sissies. o Real Programmers loathe documentation. o Real Programmers wouldn't use the word "loathe." o Real Programmers don't do maintenance. o Real Programmers brown bag their lunch. o Real Programmers roll up their shirt-sleeves. o Real Programmers don't drink de-caffeinated coffee. o Real Programmers never refuse a drink. o Real Programmers smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. o Real Programmers drive Volkswagen Beetles. o Real Programmers never wear jackets except on interviews. o Real Programmers make lousy managers. o Real Programmers started as operators. o Real Programmers don't have MBAs. o Real Programmers don't work for banks or insurance companies more than one year. o Real Programmers don't work for city, state, or federal governments at all. o Real Programmers code in pen. -------------------- Date: 11 December 1982 19:46 mst From: Lippard (James J. Lippard) Subject: Re: Real Men From Mike Norton (MBNorton.Scouting): o Real programmers don't run tests on new software. -------------------- End of Miscellaneous Digest ***************************