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What this country needs is a good five cent nickel.

Demographic polls show that you have lost credibility across the
board.  Especially with those 14 year-old Valley girls.

Be different: conform.

You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for
freedom and liberty.
		-- Henrik Ibsen

Serving coffee on aircraft causes turbulence.

At Group L, Stoffel oversees six first-rate programmers, a managerial
challenge roughly comparable to herding cats.
		-- The Washington Post Magazine, June 9, 1985

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today.  It's already
tomorrow in Australia.
		-- Charles Schultz

	THE LESSER-KNOWN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES #5: VALGOL
From its modest beginnings in Southern California's San Fernando Valley,
VALGOL is enjoying a dramatic surge of popularity across the industry.

Here is a sample program:
	LIKE, Y*KNOW(I MEAN)START
	IF PIZZA = LIKE BITCHEN AND GUY = LIKE TUBULAR AND
	   VALLEY GIRL = LIKE GRODY**MAX(FERSURE)**2 THEN
		FOR I = LIKE 1 TO OH*MAYBE 100
			DO*WAH - (DITTY**2)
			BARF(I)=TOTALLY GROSS(OUT)
		SURE
	LIKE BAG THIS PROGRAM
	REALLY
	LIKE TOTALLY (Y*KNOW)
	IM*SURE
	GOTO THE MALL

When the user makes a syntax error, the interpreter displays the message:

	GAG ME WITH A SPOON!!

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Sunday, 15 February 2026   Michael J. Chappell   Contact me at: mcsuper5@freeshell.org