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I was whiteboarding with a fellow (girl) student in college. We were sketching out a client/server architecture, and I abbreviated server as "srvr". When it cam

by iamwil 4y ago

I was whiteboarding with a fellow (girl) student in college. We were sketching out a client/server architecture, and I abbreviated server as "srvr". When it came to the client, I thought I should also make it four letters, so I wrote "clit". I stood back and looked at it. After a couple seconds pause, it dawned on my brain that was probably a terrible shortening. I wordlessly erased my gaffe, and just wrote out the whole word. So yeah, I can believe it happens by mistake at times.

medstrom 4y ago
"clnt" would've been consistent with "srvr", both vowel-less.
Karellen 4y ago
"If I had to do it over again, I'd spell 'clit' with an 'en'."
- ColinWright 4y ago
  Be interesting to know how many people get that reference. I'd create a poll, but it's probably not worth it.
  - Pamar 4y ago
    I didn't, but I am here to learn things: can someone please explain the reference? TIA.
    - ColinWright 4y ago
      It's part of Un*x folklore, from Ken Thompson when asked what he might have done differently: Xra Gubzcfba jnf bapr nfxrq jung ur jbhyq qb qvssreragyl vs ur jrer erqrfvtavat gur HAVK flfgrz. Uvf ercyl: "V'q fcryy perng jvgu na r." Found here: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson
      - Pamar 4y ago
        Thanks!
IIAOPSW 4y ago
I once forgot that calling a solution "quick and dirty" is a raunchy double entendre until the lady I was demoing something to said "kinky". But your example is far more embarrassing.
- frostedflakes 4y ago
  That's what I said to a friend who has claimed that they "had some fun with LaTeX"
- lupire 4y ago
  Everything is a raunchy double entendre, so don't worry about it. The lady was flirting with you.
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