Mattel IntelliVision II 5872 Manuel d'utilisateur télécharger pdf (Page 93)

on paper, but in practice it's really easy to shoot yourself in the

foot with it." Compare [337]pistol.

This term, specially cherished by American hackers and explained here

for the benefit of our overseas brethren, comes from the Warner

Brothers' series of "Roadrunner" cartoons. In these cartoons, the

famished Wile E. Coyote was forever attempting to catch up with, trap,

and eat the Roadrunner. His attempts usually involved one or more

high-technology Rube Goldberg devices - rocket jetpacks, catapults,

magnetic traps, high-powered slingshots, etc. These were usually

delivered in large cardboard boxes, labeled prominently with the Acme

name. These devices invariably malfunctioned in improbable and violent

ways.

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acolyte n. obs.

[TMRC] An [341]OSU privileged enough to submit data and programs to a

member of the [342]priesthood.

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