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Re: What is yoyodyne? :)
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Re: What is yoyodyne? :) |
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Tue, 13 Jul 2004 07:02:20 -0700 |
On 13 Jul 2004, Dizel wrote:
> My question is historical. I am a Tomas Pynchon fan and I meet first
> time 'yoyodyne' word in his book called "V". In his book 'yoyodyne' is
> a name of hi-tech corporation. Next time I see this word in CVS manual
> (as an example of path ?yoyodyne/tc?) I want to know is CVS autors
> Pynchon fans too? Or it is some kind of coincidence?
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I've always knows 'Yoyodyne' as a Buckaroo Banzi reference. I'm thinking
you are right about Pynchon, as this seems to predate the film.
Here are references for you:
http://www.figmentfly.com/bb/q40.html
http://www.figmentfly.com/bb/q31.html
Search for 'yoyodyne' in the above links.
Adam
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