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[Igor Peshansky]

On Fri, 26 May 2006, Bruce Wehr wrote:

> Igor said:
> > > Feed the hippo.
> >
> > People, we've got a convert!
> >
> > > Love the hippo.
> >
> > But this is not THAT kind of list.
> >
> > > Run from the hippo.
> >
> > Naturally...
>
> Would somebody please indulge my curiosity and explain from whence all
> these hippos came?  And, more imporantly ... WHY?

For "whence" -- search the cygwin-talk archives.  As for "why" -- your
guess is as good as mine.  It just sort of caught on.

> <>< Bruce

> P.S. Igor: is that pronounced EEE-gor, EYE-gor, or Smith?

EEE-gor, like Frankenstein's assistant.

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