----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Knight <john / johnknight.com>
To: ruby-talk ML <ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 9:13 AM
Subject: [ruby-talk:15598] Haiku and Ruby...


> For me  haiku  honors both ruby's Japanese ancestry and the art of
> using  symbols sparingly to have significant impsct.
> Is there some way we could work haiku into ruby's image?  People  speak
> of perl one-liners perhaps we could publish ruby haiku or three liners.
> John

Actually, I've thought of the same thing.

In fact, I've wondered if we could write some "cool, useful" code that 
when spoken aloud would have the right number of syllables for a 
haiku. (Yes, I know. I should get a real hobby.)

I have actually written some Ruby limericks, perhaps to the chagrin of
the mailing list. But those might be more appropriate for a language
originating in Ireland (perhaps an O'op language)...

Hal