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Date:      09 Nov 1998 15:17:44 +0100
From:      dag-erli@ifi.uio.no (Dag-Erling C. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?= )
To:        Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>
Cc:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, "Dag-Erling C. Smørgrav" <dag-erli@ifi.uio.no>, mike@seidata.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: "Eek"
Message-ID:  <xzpzpa17xx3.fsf@sida.ifi.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: Eivind Eklund's message of "Mon, 9 Nov 1998 15:12:06 %2B0100"
References:  <xzp67csmp9u.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no> <199811090433.VAA14242@usr07.primenet.com> <19981109151206.03721@follo.net>

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Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> writes:
> On Mon, Nov 09, 1998 at 04:33:02AM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote:
> >   "If the only tool you have is PERL, everything looks like a thumb..."
> This is a misquotation (though you may be aware of it, it is not
> certain the readers are.)  The correct quotation is 'If your tool is
> C++, then everything looks like a thumb."  I unfortunately don't
> remember the original author, and have lost my quotes collection that
> that was in :-(

The one I originally referred to is "If all you have is a hammer,
everything looks like a nail".

DES
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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - dag-erli@ifi.uio.no

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