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APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection. It is the language of the
future for the programming techniques of the past: it creates a new generation
of coding bums.
-- Edsger W. Dijkstra, SIGPLAN Notices, Volume 17, Number 5
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APL is a natural extension of assembler language programming;
...and is best for educational purposes.
-- A. Perlis
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APL is a write-only language. I can write programs
in APL, but I can't read any of them.
-- Roy Keir
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Appearances often are deceiving.
-- Aesop
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APPENDIX:
A portion of a book, for which nobody yet has discovered any use.
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Applause, n:
The echo of a platitude from the mouth of a fool.
-- Ambrose Bierce
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April is the cruelest month...
-- Thomas Stearns Eliot
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AQUADEXTROUS:
Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub
faucet on and off with your toes.
-- "Sniglets", Rich Hall & Friends
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aquadextrous, adj.:
Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off
with your toes.
-- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"
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AQUARIUS (Jan 20 - Feb 18)
You have an inventive mind and are inclined to be progressive.
You lie a great deal. On the other hand, you are inclined to be
careless and impractical, causing you to make the same mistakes over
and over again. People think you are stupid.
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