OT: interesting times (was Re: PEP? context overloading: if wants(type): ...)

[Peter Hansen]

Alex Martelli wrote:
> 
> "Jim Dennis" <jimd at vega.starshine.org> wrote in message
> > I'm not qualified to formally champion a PEP, but I'd
> >  like to raise the question here to see if it's of interest.
> >
> >  One feature that I find interesting about PERL is it's
> >  "context sensitivity."
> 
> I can accept this, in the context of the (mythical, I
> think) Chinese curse "may you live in interesting times".

http://hawk.fab2.albany.edu/sidebar/sidebar.htm

... definitely sounds mythical. :)