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		sophacles on April 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evolution of a Web Developer: From PHP Newbie To P... Tangent: Shouldn't the python equivalent of a Ninja be a Mongoose?

nhebb on April 13, 2012 | [–]

Some pythons are nocturnal and many mongooses are diurnal. If you've never coded in Python, you could call yourself a "python mongoose" and not be completely disingenuous.

maxerickson on April 13, 2012 | [–]

Probably a lumberjack or parrot.

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