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March 23, 2003
Where's the Billy Goats Gruff When You Need Them?
Out from beneath the bridge emerged a hideous troll. From the nearby town, it heard viewpoints other than its own, and this caused the troll to gnash its teeth and stomp its feet in rage. Eventually it was provoked into a mindless attack on the townsfolk, though what it hoped to accomplish was unknown... even to the troll itself. It just knew it could not let the townsfolk’s merriment go undisturbed. Some fought back with the troll, trying to match its rage, but this only pleased the terrible creature, causing it to dance a happy troll dance in glee. Others just ignored the silly troll, and this only enraged it further. "I am the troll!" it shrieked, "I disturb your peace! Will you not fight me?" The troll then continued its mindless attack, clawing at doors at gnawing at the sides of buildings when no one went to engage it. The townspeople found this quite amusing, but knew that, if this happened too often, the pitiful creature would have to be slain. * * * * Anyhoo, I found out there is this odd thing that people sometimes add to software programs. It's like a line of code, but the compiler completely ignores it. What's the use of a line of code the compiler would ignore, you ask? Apparently it's in case someone else may read the actual code I wrote, and these seemingly useless lines would help explain the rest of the code. I believe these things are called "comments". I'm a hardware engineer, so the way of the software programmer are weird and scary to me, yet I must conform to their customs. Thus I need to go into work today to do this "commenting" so that I may meet a deadline. I guess that pretty much means nothing to you guys, but, anyway, since there have been so much happening in recent events, Rumsfeld’s comments can’t wait until Wednesday. Thus there will be a press conference tomorrow morning... despite the anger of the trolls. 13 Responses To "Where's the Billy Goats Gruff When You Need Them?"
Wow, your trolls are even stupider than my trolls. I didn't think that was possible. In fact -- I'm jealous! Not really... eh, I'd just delete all their comments anyway. That really drives them up a tree. It's as if they never existed, all their hard typing at the internet cafe next to the college campus wasted! And it costs $4.25 an hour! :D #1 - Posted by: Andrea Harris on March 23, 2003 12:37 PMThis is my first troll, so I'll defer to your wisdom, Andrea. I was thinking, though, I could also just modify the comments to they all say nice things. #2 - Posted by: Frank J. on March 23, 2003 04:35 PMAlmost anything can have some redeeming value, if you find a way to cook it. Unfortunately, I heard that trolls aren't even good to eat. #3 - Posted by: Bloodthirsty Warmonger on March 23, 2003 05:20 PMshouldn't you be able to find out Swift's IP? #4 - Posted by: aorben on March 23, 2003 06:04 PMWhat kind of hardware are you programming? Embedded processors and what not? #5 - Posted by: addison on March 23, 2003 10:24 PMMovable Type is wonderful. It lets you control every aspect of your blog. #6 - Posted by: Andrea Harris on March 24, 2003 03:00 AMFrank-- I have known many software people who are also unfamiliar with the concept of commenting, so don't feel too bad about it. #7 - Posted by: mtpolitics on March 24, 2003 08:10 AMComments in code are for the weak and timid! There's no better way to maintain job security than using unidentifiable variable names and undecipherable code structures... #8 - Posted by: Dennis Moore on March 24, 2003 09:25 AMDennis, I would suggest you place large quantities of your blog in as comments. I know I enjoy a good joke in a piece of code far more than most of the worthless comments I encounter. #10 - Posted by: Patrick H on March 24, 2003 12:44 PMTechnical writers LIKE comments. It stops them from bothering you as you work. *Ducks* #11 - Posted by: on March 24, 2003 06:07 PMMy solution for trolls: one or two mags of .45 ACP, then another mag for their dog. #12 - Posted by: Kim du Toit on March 24, 2003 06:42 PMWhat about this sites, try them… Post a comment
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