grandparents who raped and pillaged

[Cameron Laird]

In article <puu4d-ofc.ln1 at news.lairds.org>,
Kyler Laird  <Kyler at news.Lairds.org> wrote:
>claird at lairds.com (Cameron Laird) writes:
>
>>>> > But the Lairds ruled their clansmen as absolute
>>>> > despots in our area of the world.  Reading about it makes me think
>>>> > that my ancestors resembled a motorcycle gang of roving arsonists,
>>>> > robbers, and rapists rather than the picturesque laddies in 
>>>> > kilts ...
>
>>Incidentally, don't let my social surname fool you;
>>as near as anyone can tell, my ancestors were the
>>ruled clansmen, not lairds themselves.  We got the
>>name as a legal formality in this country (prob'ly
>>before it *was* this country).
>
>Sheesh!  Give it all away.  I guess there's no point in me
>even getting my motorcycle running again now...
>
>--kyler

No problem.  I think we just returned to the origin of this
thread:  just as Guido doesn't let others' misconceptions
about Lisp and its status in Python's ancestry sway his
judgment, we've all got more than enough historical precedent
to excuse or shame all our present actions.  I think you're
stuck choosing your transportation based nearly entirely on
how well it works for you--which, come to think of it, *is*
something your known forefathers did.

Python:  a language for those who'd sooner make working ap-
plications than fret about which monopolists are oppressing
whom, or which ossified standards committees are within a
decade of effective current practice.
-- 

Cameron Laird <Cameron at Lairds.com>
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