[Python-Dev] Re: PEP239 (Rational Numbers) Reference Implementation and new issues

2002年10月03日 15:22:50 +1200 (NZST)

"Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com>:
> By the way, the footnote read as follows:
>> "The author's attention has been called to a type of conflagration known
> as a three-alarmer. Pooh."

This is getting weird. I did a Google search for "lllama"
and found this, apparently related to some sort of roleplaying
game:
 From: Alex Yeager (YeagerAW@maritz.com)
 Date: 1998年5月25日
 Type: Plot
 Name: Three-L Lllama
 Graphic: A building on fire.
 Quote: Ogden Nash was wrong! They DO exist!

 Text: Disaster! This is an Instant Attack to Destroy any Place. Its
 Power is 12, increased by four for every undrawn Plot you throw onto
 the blaze. If the Place is Coastal, it may spend its token to defend
 itself. If the attack succeeds, the target is Devastated. If it
 succeeds by more than 6, the target is destroyed! Quote2: So where do
 I claim those silk pajamas?... Requirements: none
 Illamanated Conspiracy
 Proposed by "Yeager, Alex" (YeagerAW@Maritz.com) on 1998年5月25日.
So, was this Lllama spell inspired by the "three-alarmer" pun, or
is it just a strange coincidence? Or is it some secret plot by
the PSU to stop us sleeping at nights? Inquiring minds probably
don't really want to know...
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