Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?

March 9, 2006 1:00 PM

Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? Can you tell the difference between the creators of programming languages and serial killers? A little Thursday fun for geekdom. (I only got 3 out of 10, for the record.)
posted by robhuddles (20 comments total)

Double, albeit an old one.
posted by Gator at 1:01 PM on March 9, 2006

8 out of 10 here. Though some of it was pure guesswork.
posted by a3matrix at 1:03 PM on March 9, 2006

Hah, Philip Wadler was easy.
posted by delmoi at 1:03 PM on March 9, 2006

8 out of 10. It's in the eyes.
posted by tkchrist at 1:06 PM on March 9, 2006

8/10 I'm so l33t!
posted by JeffK at 1:07 PM on March 9, 2006

9 out of 10. Suck it, losers.

Until somebody beats my score.
posted by Astro Zombie at 1:08 PM on March 9, 2006

7 of 10. Son of Sam was pretty darn obvious.
posted by bz at 1:08 PM on March 9, 2006

11 out of 10.
posted by thirteenkiller at 1:09 PM on March 9, 2006

I got 24 out of six.
posted by delmoi at 1:10 PM on March 9, 2006

Didn't I see this back in the 90's?
posted by sourwookie at 1:10 PM on March 9, 2006

8/10. (David Berkowitz was the easy one for me.)
posted by Prospero at 1:12 PM on March 9, 2006

I suppose the fact that this is old is why Schneider wasn't on the list. Have any of you seen this months DDJ?!?!

http://www.ddj.com/
posted by bonecrusher at 1:17 PM on March 9, 2006

Ten out of ten. A little bit of guesswork, a couple recognizable serial killers... easy-peasy.
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:21 PM on March 9, 2006

Programmers are the new middle-name: "Wayne."
posted by bardic at 1:21 PM on March 9, 2006

9/10. My liver is safe.
posted by miss tea at 1:37 PM on March 9, 2006

There should be some kind of unit-of-time declared; one that describes the period between emergences of these internet gems. I'm sure I've been directed to this one three times over the years, all about 18-20 months apart...
posted by sporb at 1:39 PM on March 9, 2006

8/10 here too. Pretty common MeFi score, it seems.
posted by Malor at 1:42 PM on March 9, 2006

There's a difference?
posted by mr_crash_davis at 1:46 PM on March 9, 2006

Yet another 8/10. But it was all guessing, with the exception of that one guy.
posted by teece at 1:51 PM on March 9, 2006

7 of 9....mmmm Jeri-riffic!
posted by Shfishp at 1:58 PM on March 9, 2006