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From: wdr@wang.com (William Ricker)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: Selecting a Programming Language Made Easy
Keywords: languages seatbelts
Message-ID: <ap6vmo.k1m@wang.com>
Date: 3 Jul 90 02:44:45 GMT
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Organization: Wang Labs, Lowell MA, USA
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lgm@cbnewsc.att.com (lawrence.g.mayka) writes:
]In article <10258@stiatl.UUCP> tok@stiatl.UUCP (Terry Kane) writes:
]>LISP		An electric car.  It's simple but slow.  Seat belts are not
]>		available.
]Since Lisp checks datatypes at run time, perhaps we should say, "Fully
]padded cell-like interior eliminates the need for seat belts."

No, run-time automatic protection would be air-bags. ;-}

(I did like the cell pun, though.)
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