On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 19:45, Alf P. Steinbach <al...@start.no> wrote: > Steven: on a personal note, earlier when I saw you (I think it was you) > using the "Norwegian Parrot" example I thought it referred to me because > that was the only sense I could make of it, it followed right after some > discussion we had. Thus my impression of you or or responses in this group > was colored by a false interpretation. But, checking, which is often a good > idea!, and *which I should have done then*, as far as I can see the term was > first used in this group in April 2001, <url: > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/12a125ceddd401e2/c021547a1dc14a41>. > > It's still a mystery to me what it refers to, though... :-)
I can't really comment on decorators and subclassing yet (still a newb) but I am finding this discussion very informative... and lo there IS something I can comment on. The Norwegian Blue is a remarkable bird. Beautiful plumage! Though they do like to lie around on their backs a bit, and seem to spend their time either resting, or pining for the fjords. Yes lovely plumage, indeed! Google the remarkable Norwegian Blue Parrot and you'll fall in love as I did so long ago :) -- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." - http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/marie_von_ebnereschenbac.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
