Re: Season's greetings...

Thanks Rob...

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:13:12 -0500, rob@xxxxxxxxx said:
> *Twas the Night Before Christmas (Programmer Style)*
> 
> 
> Twas the night before implementation and all through the house,
>         not a program was working, not even a browse.
> The programmers hung by their tubes in despair,
>         with hopes that a miracle soon would be there.
> The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
>         while visions of inquiries danced in their heads.
> When out in the machine room there arose such a clatter,
>         I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter.
> And what to wondering eyes should appear,
>         but a super programmer (with a six-pack of beer).
> His resume glowed with experience so rare,
>         he turned out great code with a bit-pusher's flair.
> More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
>         and he cursed and muttered and called them by name.
> On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
>         On Batch Jobs! On Closings! On Functions Complete!
> His eyes were glased over, fingers nimble and lean,
>         from weekends and nights in front of a screen.
> A wink of his eye and a twitch of his head,
>         soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
> He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
>         turning specs into code; thne turned with a jerk.
> And laying his finger upon the "ENTER" key,
>         the system came up and workd perfectly.
> The updated updated; the deletes, they deleted,
>         the inquiries inquired, the closings completed.
> He tested each whistle, and tested each bell,
>         with nary a bomb, and all had gone well.
> The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
>         the users' last changes were even included.
> And the user exclaimed with snarl and a taunt,
>         "It's just what I asked for, but not what I want!"
>                                         - Anonymous
> 
> Rob Berendt
> -- 
> "All creatures will make merry... under pain of death."
> -Ming the Merciless (Flash Gordon)
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