C Declarations...

The Loony Bin ( loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk )
Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:01:18 +0100


Hiya Loonies...

I am suddenly aware that I have been neglecting our C competition and
soon I should choose a winner...that being said, it strikes me that
there have been number of new Loonies since I announced it, of which a
significant number of them code, and they should be given the
opportunity to participate...

To this end, I am resending the original list of declarations plus the
competition announcement and rules...

All Loonies are welcome to send as many entries as they wish...

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The examples:

      Not-So Common C Declarations:
     
               auto accident;
               register voters;
               static electricity;
               struct by_lightning;
               void *where_prohibited;
               char broiled;
               short circuit;
               short changed;
               long johns;
               unsigned long letter;
               double entendre;
               double trouble;
               union organizer;
               float valve;
               short pants;
               union station;
               void check; unsigned check;
               struct dumb by[sizeof member];

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The announcement:

Hiya people...

Some of you have responded to the recent list of unusual C declarations
by saying you could write some, and that it might even be fun to do
so...:-)

I think this is a bit extreme considering that most of the people who
say this usually go to some lengths to avoid doing just that...I get
mail from people complaining about debugging code who are now excited
about writing some...:-)

However, never let it be said that this humble historian doesn't listen
to her C programmers.  Therefore dust off your cacti, cats and pendulums
(in-joke, for those who are already baffled) because:-

        The Loony Bin Presents...

        THE GREAT LOONY C DECLARATIONS COMPETITION
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There will be a prize - what that will be depends on who wins as it will
be appropriate to who and where they are...:-)

Rules:-
*****

1)      All declarations must be valid(ish).

2)      The judge's decision is final.

3)      All other rules are mutable and subject to change...:-)


Good luck everyone...

Wishes & Dreams...

- ANDREA
        xx

ps.     Sorry to all the folk who are ill-equipt to participate...pity
        the judge in this foolish endeavour...:-)

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