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I've read all of the books mentioned as possible matches. And none of them have dragons holding a sword in their mouth. And since the book cover sounds EXACTLY like something I would enjoy reading, I really must insist that we demand that Randall admit which book he was referring to. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.90.22|172.68.90.22]] SiliconWolf | I've read all of the books mentioned as possible matches. And none of them have dragons holding a sword in their mouth. And since the book cover sounds EXACTLY like something I would enjoy reading, I really must insist that we demand that Randall admit which book he was referring to. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.90.22|172.68.90.22]] SiliconWolf | ||
− | I wonder if the book Megan spots on the bookshelf is a sly reference to the | + | I wonder if the book Megan spots on the bookshelf is a sly reference to the (rather staid, non-fiction) computer-science textbook "''Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools''" by Aho, et al, AKA "The Dragon book". The cover of the first edition ''does'' has both a dragon & a sword on it, althought the sword isn't in the dragon's mouth, and it is a bit thinner than it is wide. [[User:JamesCurran|JamesCurran]] ([[User talk:JamesCurran|talk]]) 20:05, 13 June 2018 (UTC) |
"Thicker than it's wide - It's a classic" is probably referencing the "If it's longer than it's wide, it's a phallus" joke poem. {{unsigned ip|172.68.239.107}} | "Thicker than it's wide - It's a classic" is probably referencing the "If it's longer than it's wide, it's a phallus" joke poem. {{unsigned ip|172.68.239.107}} |