Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihuxb!wfmans From: wfmans@ihuxb.UUCP (w. mansfield) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: nonsense words Message-ID: <1006@ihuxb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-May-85 11:31:03 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxb.1006 Posted: Tue May 7 11:31:03 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 8-May-85 05:30:13 EDT References: <1936@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 34 > Here's a new topic for discussion. What are your favorite > nonsense words tha you tend to use for temporary files. > Personally, I tend to use words such as "gorf", "fnord", "temp", > or the ubiquitous "x". Many people tend to use variations of: > "fubar.tmp" > "foo.bar" > "bar.foo" > and so on. One person I know at UCLA tends to use "blah", hence > his temps are often called "blah.foo" > > What about you?? > > Daniel > -- I like junk as a suffix, since that's what most of my files are: what.junk job.junk utter.junk plan.junk stupid.junk VAX.junk 3B2.junk car.junk You get the idea. Bill Mansfield AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihuxb!wfmans -- Bill Mansfield AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihuxb!wfmans