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Re:Phosphorous, The Popular Lisp [pdf] by mnemonicsloth on Friday July 10, 2009 @07:32PM (#698606)
"Phosphorus" is Greek for "light bringer."

The Latin equivalent is "Lucifer."

Which is a pretty good summation of how lisp is viewed from the inside and outside of its user community, respectively.

Pretty brilliant.

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