On 5/12/05, Ben Giddings <bg-rubytalk / infofiend.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 12 May 2005 19:33, Nikolai Weibull wrote:
> > vruz, May 13:
> >
> > > women need Ruby like a fish needs a bycycle.
> >
> > Um, are you saying that women can't program, or just that they can't
> > program in Ruby?,
> 
> I think he's saying that there are mutated fish out there that can't spell
> but that desperately need two-wheeled transportation.
> 
> I, for one, welcome our new fish overlords.  Might I offer you my Kona, oh
> great sushi?
> 
> Or maybe it's just a commentary on how diamonds and other gemstones are
> really pointless.
> 
> I hope it's not a shot at the fairer sex and their inability to hack Ruby,
> cuz that's just not accurate.
> 
> *shrug*

If you read it like the original... "A woman needs a man like a fish
needs a bicycle."
It's a compliment.  It's only us weak minded males who need Ruby, the
women out there can accomplish the same tasks, in the same time (or
less) using Cobol if they want.
 
> Ben
> 
> 


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Bill Guindon (aka aGorilla)