Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxi!cbosgd!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!finn From: finn@pur-ee.UUCP Newsgroups: net.poems Subject: The Last Bug Message-ID: <980@pur-ee.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jul-83 14:41:09 EDT Article-I.D.: pur-ee.980 Posted: Thu Jul 14 14:41:09 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jul-83 14:04:05 EDT Lines: 45 "But what does it matter?", they said with a shrug. "The customer's happy, what's one little bug?" But he was determined, the others went home. He spread out the program, Deserted. Alone. The cleaning men came, the whole room was cluttered, with punch cards and core dumps, "I'm close!", he muttered. His mumbling grew louder. Simple deduction. "I've got it!" "It's right!" "Just change one instruction!" It still wasn't right, as year followed year, and strangers would query, "Is that nut still here?" He died at his console, of hunger and thirst. They buried him next day, (face down -- 9 edge first) The last bug in sight, one small ant passing by, saluted his tombstone, and whispered, "Nice try!" Unknown author You wanted rhyme and rhythm? ... I'll admit that we could use a bit more style in this newsgroup (Sequence X?? be real!), but I'll say this for the people who submit regularly, at least they try, which is a lot more than their critics do... David Hesselberth, Purdue University Computer Center {harpo, decvax, ucbvax} !pur-ee!finn (or) !pur-ee:pucc-h:adr