I particularly like:
JavaLanguage
- ..made by taking an 8-legged dog, housebreaking it, and tearing out its skeleton. Then giving it a machine shop.
a boneless 8-legged dog manages to be less useful than either an octopus or a dog - but it comes with a machine shop, so that's good.
That said, this is exactly the kind of thing that I would chuckle ceaselessly at, for which even fellow coders would shun me for being lame and non computer scientists would simply presume me to be insane. Fair play, really.
"This is a fine bathtub."
ReplyDelete"Yes, but it needs a chainsaw."
"I see where you're going. I'll go get the llama and the bucket. Can you scare up some lark vomit?"
"Sure! We have some left over from the last project. Also, a brace of hams."
"And an Uzi? In case, you know, things get . . . out of control again."
"Behind the door, next to the water pistol full of holy water."