The standard image macro meme for newcomers to Lisp is this: http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1397/lispnd7.png http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1397/lispnd7

The standard image macro meme for newcomers to Lisp is this: http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1397/lispnd7.png http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1397/lispnd7.png But I agree there's something more as you work with the language and start mastering macros, perhaps it's similar to the Tetris Effect, and the process takes you from frightful screams to delusions of grandeur back to solid practicality and programs that solve a problem. The process may take a while.