From: Marilyn
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 8:13 AM
Subject: Rice Pudding (RP) software code
if (Your mother’s RP = the "baked solid & cut into squares" stuff, with the tensile strength of a retaining wall)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = the canned stuff with a shelf life of Forever)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = the refrigerated canned stuff with a half-life of 17 years)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = contained raisins because she was trying to trick you into eating fruit)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = “congee”--an Asian dish resembling mushy rice)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = eliminated milk due to allergies)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = eliminated eggs due to allergies)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = eliminated sugar due to diabetes)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = eliminated cinnamon and vanilla due to religious restrictions with regard to spicy condiments)
eating status NULL
else
eat
END
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One SW guy wrote back;
From: Herman
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 8:15 AM
To: Marilyn
Subject: RE: Rice Pudding (RP) software code
Technically, pseudocode. 8^}
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(I wrote back
That’s because I’m a pseudocook.
Marilyn
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 8:13 AM
Subject: Rice Pudding (RP) software code
if (Your mother’s RP = the "baked solid & cut into squares" stuff, with the tensile strength of a retaining wall)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = the canned stuff with a shelf life of Forever)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = the refrigerated canned stuff with a half-life of 17 years)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = contained raisins because she was trying to trick you into eating fruit)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = “congee”--an Asian dish resembling mushy rice)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = eliminated milk due to allergies)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = eliminated eggs due to allergies)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = eliminated sugar due to diabetes)
eating status NULL
else if (Your mother’s RP = eliminated cinnamon and vanilla due to religious restrictions with regard to spicy condiments)
eating status NULL
else
eat
END
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One SW guy wrote back;
From: Herman
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 8:15 AM
To: Marilyn
Subject: RE: Rice Pudding (RP) software code
Technically, pseudocode. 8^}
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(I wrote back
That’s because I’m a pseudocook.
Marilyn