tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607942210129190506.post4433425602877765210..comments2023-04-02T14:08:47.513+01:00Comments on The Grumbler: Introducing the FrypoThe Grumblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885296019710890409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607942210129190506.post-19306762234373472242013-08-21T03:34:54.636+01:002013-08-21T03:34:54.636+01:00That has SO happened to me!That has SO happened to me!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490709990481398554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607942210129190506.post-60010524010860704552013-08-21T03:34:17.678+01:002013-08-21T03:34:17.678+01:00That has SO happened to me!That has SO happened to me!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490709990481398554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607942210129190506.post-89548043164919701732013-08-19T16:00:51.440+01:002013-08-19T16:00:51.440+01:00I confess I'm having trouble understanding wha...I confess I'm having trouble understanding what your friend meant to write: contemplating?<br /><br />It does remind me of a holiday job I had at Marconi while a student, and my lead had asked me to write an octal calculator for the project (give the student something to keep him out of mischief for a little while).<br /><br />So I wrote it, and gave it the name 'octcount'. At least I meant to, but I do have a tendency to transpose letters when typing too fast, so the name was briefly... closer to octopussy, one might say.<br /><br />I have no idea if it was Freudian or not.rodnoreply@blogger.com