Many of you may remember "The Girl's Guide to Geek Guys" http://www.bunnyhop.com/BH5/geekguys.html published many moons ago. The same author now has a book titled "The Geek Handbook" which besides including the article 'she' in the same breath as geek, it mentions the Camel; "Sometimes it is necessary to "go cowboy" on your geek and bring things to a standoff. When your geek blandly tells you that something isn't possible, thank him for his time. Suggest that he is clearly very busy, and that you will attempt to solve the problem yourself. Tell your geek that you will need root access for this, and demand all passwords necessary. Ask where the Camel Book* is. Your geek will immediately and grumblingly do what you need him to do. Act impressed and grateful." [*The reference book Programming Perl has an image of a camel on its cover.] Halpin, Mikki. "The Geek Handbook". June 2000. 113pp. Pocket Books. ISBN: 0-671-03686-6. pages 51-52 contain the above quote. http://www.simonsays.com/book/default_book.cfm?isbn=0671036866 The quote has a very positive connotation and in a book aimed at geeks and the people who are mystified by them, its a great subliminal tool of assimilation. Afterall...it may not have read correctly if the person was told to 'Ask where the python is'... :) e.
