From dnicol@PRIMUS.CSTP.UMKC.EDU Sat Mar 26 14:12:11 1994
To: adam@vlsi.cs.caltech.edu

 This is the first "WORD OF THE MONTH" file.
 
 The plan is to send one out every month, on the 26th.  This first one
 is going to the acmstchp@suvm.bitnet list, but future ones will go only to
 those who write me requesting inclusion in the distribution list.
 
 The word for March, 1994, which was discovered while playing Geek Scrabble
 in a room in the Hyatt in Phoenix (EFLAs allowed) is "codepie."
 
 A codepie is the pizza you eat while writing source code; alternatively
 a codepie is the pizza you go have to celebrate a successful compilation,
 alternatively codepie is well written code, as organized as a pizza.
 
 Incidentally, submitted for your appreciation, here is a piece I hope you
 might find worthy of taping to a wall.  Please feel free to expand on the
 idea, as long as you send me a copy.  And we are of course collecting
 examples of humorous codepie metaphor to include in the imminent
 soc.codepie FAQ.
 
            THE OSI X.400 7-LEYER REFERENCE PIZZA:
 
 Level 7: Meal layer.  Hungry humans get nourished and revitalized.
 
 Level 6: Presentation layer.  Do you use a plate?  Forks?  Napkins?
 
 Level 5: Session layer.  Was level 4 prompt? Do you tip two dollars or three?
 
 Level 4: Transport layer.  Some poor shmoe has to find your cul-de-sac.
 
 Level 3: Network layer.  You call your Pizza service provider on the phone
    and have a synchronous negotiation regarding aspects of levels 2 and 4.
 
 Level 2: Sauce and toppings, as specified in Level 3.
 
 Level 1: Physical crust layer.  The bread on which the entire pizza is
     constructed.
 
 And the Word Of The Month Rah Rah Cheer squad lets loose with the shakin'
 pompoms and screams:
      "FOUR!  EIGHT!  BEE!  TEN!  
       WHAT'S FOR MUNCHING NOW AND THEN?
       CODEPIE!  CODEPIE!  
       WORD-OF THE-MONTH!"