kris wrote:

> In conversation, I'm gonna' start calling it "Dude" ~ just to see what external reactions are like <g>


Kris, you trend-setter, you.

-JJR

Wang Zhen wrote:

> I once made a D-dog for D last year (http://shfls.org/w/d/ddog.png). Walter replied with exactly the same question -- "What's wrong with D-man?"

Walter Bright wrote:

>>D-Man has the "I'm too busy coding to look good"
>>Wonder if the cutesy dog can do any hacking ? :-)
> 
> Cutesy dog? 

That would be the D-dog from Wang Zhen ?

--anders

kris wrote:
>
> Hey! Maybe D should stands for something instead of, uhhh, nothing?
> 
> Now, whoever heard of a language called "Dude"?  Woah ... that's way awesome! Like, totally bodacious, dude!
> 
> Seriously though, that does have rather a nice ring to it. And, from a marketing perspective, there's nothing quite like standing out from the crowd. Then, the D-dude would totally Rool!
> 
> In conversation, I'm gonna' start calling it "Dude" ~ just to see what external reactions are like <g>

I can see it all clear now:
"Dude, you got a language!"

As in: http://tinyurl.com/o75bl

Nooooooo,
--anders

What language you using man?
Dude!
Sweet!
What language you using man?
...


lol.

-DavidM

David Medlock wrote:
> 
> What language you using man?
> Dude!
> Sweet!
> What language you using man?
> ...
> 
> 
> lol.
> 
> -DavidM

LOL ! :D


Tomasz Stachowiak  /+ a.k.a. h3r3tic +/

David Medlock wrote:
> 
> What language you using man?
> Dude!
> Sweet!
> What language you using man?
> ...
> 
> 
> lol.
> 
> -DavidM

Rofl :-D

I like :D too, and it fits with the fact that many post on this group contain "<g>", so we should use :D instead of <g> from now on; a possible slogan could be

": D, it just makes you grin"

"Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dvn8mo$10ke$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> "Tom" <Tom_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:dvmbke$2qb2$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> (??? :D)
>
> That's it!
>
> :D
>
> There it is.  It's a logo and a mascot all in one!
> 

Lionello Lunesu wrote:
> I like :D too, and it fits with the fact that many post on this group contain "<g>", so we should use :D instead of <g> from now on; a possible slogan could be
> 
> ": D, it just makes you grin"
> 
> "Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dvn8mo$10ke$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> "Tom" <Tom_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:dvmbke$2qb2$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>>> (??? :D)
>> That's it!
>>
>> :D
>>
>> There it is.  It's a logo and a mascot all in one!
>>
> 
> 

I agree, thats why I've started writing :D instead of D. I think we all should! :D

In article <dvpbnj$nvj$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Wang Zhen says...
>
>Kyle Furlong wrote:
>> Does anyone else think that D-man needs to retire? I think some cute animal or other recognizable mascot would suit better.
>

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/animals/data/content_d.html

a Duck ?  too stupid.
a Diplodocus ? too heavy.
a Dingo ? too australian.
a Dobermann ? too agressive.
a Donkey ? already used.
a Dolphin ? already used.

pff..

lanael wrote:
> In article <dvpbnj$nvj$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Wang Zhen says...
>> Kyle Furlong wrote:
>>> Does anyone else think that D-man needs to retire? I think some cute animal or other recognizable mascot would suit better.
> 
> http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/animals/data/content_d.html
> 
> a Duck ?  too stupid.
> a Diplodocus ? too heavy.
> a Dingo ? too australian.
> a Dobermann ? too agressive.
> a Donkey ? already used.
> a Dolphin ? already used.
> 
> pff..
> 
> 

How about a Dragon? Power, at least, comes across... might be "too aggressive", though. And the fantasy realm might not sit well with some people...