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QOTD - Nerd Life, 10/11/99

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The software engineering field is staffed primarily by men; the ratio of
male to female software engineers is on the order of 15 to 1.  This makes
it pretty easy for women to find potential mates among their peers.
However, software types have a well-earned reputation for being... a little
strange.

While discussing the prospect of working in the software industry, one woman
commented to another:

"The odds are good, but the goods are odd."
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