Return-Path: Received: by vger.rutgers.edu via listexpand id ; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:18:01 -0500 Received: by vger.rutgers.edu id ; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:06:56 -0500 Received: from amdext2.amd.com ([163.181.251.1]:37185 "EHLO amdext2.amd.com") by vger.rutgers.edu with ESMTP id ; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:58:17 -0500 From: nathan.zook@amd.com Message-ID: To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: [HUMOR]: RE: Ok, making ready for pre-2.4 and code-freeze.. Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 23:58:07 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Content-Length: 2161 Lines: 40 The neophyte stood in wide-eyed wonder, his jaw slack. He had heard of the power of the Great Wizard, but had never seen it. Whereas before in the magical kingdom, the mages and wizards had hissed forth curses against each other, or hidden away in their towers so that none knew of their doings, there was now assembling a magical army greater than any he had conceived. Now every wizard and mage reported in the state of their latest incantations, and the drone of their tidings almost matched that of the banshees which had wailed before. The neophyte gathered his wits enough to say to the Great Wizard "Where did you learn this incantation, and why did you wait so to utter it? Your kingom has suffered these months of stife. Why not utter it more often?" For he knew that it must have been uttered in the past, and that surely it would be uttered again. The Great Wizard smiled slightly. For he knew that this was no ordinary incantation. Powerful in its simplicity, it exhausted the mystic energies in the kingdom. To utter it prematurely would wreck the incantations of lesser mages--incantations he needed for this, his latest golem. The golem would have to go into the world to and fight in battle mostly alone. Once unleashed, he dared not aid it with powerful spells, lest the uncertain engeries of battle cause the golem to collapse. Only minor spells and cantrips could be added. So he had waited while all the mages prepared. When the time was right, and ONLY when the time was right, might he utter the Great Incantation and, summon all the energies in his kingdom, finish this, his greatest golem. The neophyte was not suprised that the Great Wizard had not answered. That night, however, he wrote down the words, in code, as he was taught, lest he unleash some fearful magic on himself. He had learned enough to discern which words were essential to incantations, and which were ornamental. His entry that night was two words: xlwv uivvav Nathan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/