On Thursday 11 October 2001 02:31 pm, Noel Rappin wrote:

> >Of course, it could be that they couldn't use an obscure animal for the
> >cover!
>
> The Ruby mailing list just went crazy over the original choice for their
> cover -- a slug.

Actually, it was a snail, then a kudu, now a goat of some sort (as I recall).

Apparently the O'Reilly animals come to the appointed member of their design 
group in visions, or something.

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Ned Konz
currently: Stanwood, WA
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