Book break

[vakkotaur]

Via jmaynard,

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
6. Get people to guess the book, if they want to. No googling!

"Notice this phrase in the inner loop: I J * "

I expect this will either be hopelessly obscure, or blindingly obvious with not much if anything in-between. As far as I'm concerned, go ahead and Google around. I suppose I should say this was the nearest book with more than 123 pages. Besides, there wouldn't be much chance of anyone getting "Railweight X-line: Dynamic Rail Weight Systems, Configuration Instructions." Hrm, I should get the Railweight books off my desk since I've finished with that project at least for now.

Comments

[foolscap001.livejournal.com]

I'd bet it's Leo Brodie, Starting FORTH.

Like the bumper sticker says, "FORTH ♥ IF HONK THEN".

[jmaynard.livejournal.com]

You and I may be the only two people reading this who would have guessed that book, or understand the bumper sticker...

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

You'd win that bet.

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

The closest book at hand was "The Complete Wing Chun--The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions," and page 123 is one half of a table showing what arts are ancestral to today's Wing Chun. There isn't a full sentence on the page! :-)