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[Bernd Schmidt]

On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, Hasan Diwan wrote:

> What exactly is a gnu?

The GNU is a sinister, lurking presence in the deep places of the earth.
It's favourite diet is Software Hoarder, and its insatiable appetite is
tempered only by its fear of light.  None have ever seen a GNU by the
light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale.

Bernd

[those of you who think I've gone mad should go play Infocom's Zork
trilogy, a classic in text adventures ;)]