#Text database
04-May-93 19:28:06
Sb: #47601-#Text database
Fm: Katherine Cochrane 71216,1271
To: Albert Dayes 70007,3615
No, not SPITBAL — SPITBOL. Yes, it's a joke, but it's also a language.
Linguists frequently have a weird sense of humor. Like the best tri-lingual
pun I've ever encountered: A young, attractive, female assistant professor,
named Iovana (Vanna for short), joined the Linguistics Department. The next
day a note in Chinese characters appeared on the two adjacent office doors —
the Hindu word "Nirvana."