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		anonym on May 29, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Announcing Twoorl: an open source ErlyWeb-based Tw... What's Common Lisp? I'm thinking either Barry Goldwater or Eugene McCarthy, kind of a toss-up.

icey on May 29, 2008 | [–]

Let's think about it:

* Was huge in the 80s

* Had a big downturn in the 90s

* Everyone speaks fondly of it today but doesn't really want to go that way?

It's gotta be Reagan.

tptacek on May 29, 2008 | [–]

Ralph Nader.

anonym on May 29, 2008 | [–]

Now that's just cold.

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