Is D a cult?

[Tony Bernold]

Michael Rynn Wrote:

> On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:57:00 -0500, Hamish McTavish wrote:
> 
> > Jane Doe Wrote:
> > 
> >> Is D a cult?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> > Who you calling a cult?
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult
> 
> Cult pejoratively refers to a group whose beliefs or practices could be, 
> reasonably or unreasonably, considered strange. The term was originally 
> used to denote a system of ritual practices. The narrower, derogatory 
> sense of the word is a product of the 20th century, especially since the 
> 1980s, and is a result of the anti-cult movement, which uses the term in 
> reference to groups seen as authoritarian, exploitative and possibly 
> dangerous.
> 
> From this I would fairly safely conclude a group of Nerds interested in a 
> programming language are incapable of being or becoming a cult. It would 
> be so nice to be dangerous, but there appears to be no chance of that, 
> apart from how we could have saved the world if only we were not so 
> engrossed in this little part of it.

I think you missed the English humour - its an old joke based on the the miss-spelling of cult - just change one letter :-)