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The Complexity of Songs (1984) [pdf] (bme.hu)
27 points by emptybits on Nov 7, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



"Therefore if MacDonald's farm animals ultimately have long names they should make slightly shorter noises."

I totally read this in Knuth's voice, and this was made easier because of the absence of commas after "Therefore" and "names".


Speaking as an 80s child that conclusion is excellent!




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