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From: dk@sdlvax.UUCP (dk)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: nonsense words
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Date: Thu, 16-May-85 14:22:25 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 16 14:22:25 1985
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> > 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??
> > 
> 
I use 
	toad
	stuff
	XXXX    (extended probably)
	splod

Why? I don't know - some hang over from when I tried to teach
     myself touch-typing.

It would be interesting to find out if UK users have a different style
of names from the US/Canada counterparts. One thing I do is try to
guess a name NOT used in a particular directory ('specially if it's
someone else's!)