Ned Konz wrote:
> 
> 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.

At least if a Squeak book from O'Reilly ever came out, we'd have an obvious animal choice: the mouse.

Although I suppose a mouse has probably already been used for one of their book covers by now.  Guessing again, I'd say that it was probably a wild brown mouse that's already been used, so we could go with a white laboratory mouse.  Seems apropos to me. :)

- Doug Way
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