Re: [HACKERS] "they only drink coffee at dec"

From: "Dann Corbit" <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Michael Fuhr" <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org>, <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] "they only drink coffee at dec"
Date: 2005-03-18 19:02:24
Message-ID: D425483C2C5C9F49B5B7A41F89441547055A0A@postal.corporate.connx.com
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>From src/backend/tcop/postgres.c:
>> /* they only drink coffee at dec */

Tcop might be pronounced "tea-cop"

IOW, 'We are the tea police."

In order to be sure what it means, I think you would have to ask the
original author of the quote.
-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Marc G.
Fournier
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:57 AM
To: Tom Lane
Cc: Michael Fuhr; pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org; pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] "they only drink coffee at dec"

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Tom Lane wrote:

> Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> writes:
>> From src/backend/tcop/postgres.c:
>> /* they only drink coffee at dec */
>
> I never did figure out what that meant. Anyone know?
>
>> Been there as far back as CVS goes. Will I find other goodies by
>> poking around? :-)
>
> There's a few jokes ... not that many ...

Be almost cute to add a section to the web site that links to cvsweb to
point out these ... making sure to link to the "oldest version in cvs
that
contains it" ...

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