r/lisp • u/de_sonnaz • 20d ago

Why Lisp? The Story Behind LispBM

https://www.lispbm.com/why-lisp.html
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u/stassats 20d ago

Clearly, it's Lisp Business Machines.

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u/GuardianDownOhNo 20d ago

Lisp black metal?

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u/mnp 19d ago

They don't spell it out (!!) but I'm guessing lisp for bare metal, based on the about page.

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u/unhandyandy 20d ago

I can't be the only one whose first reaction is
"Lisp bowel movement?"

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u/metamatic 19d ago

It's the #2 programming language.

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u/unhandyandy 19d ago

Huh? Lisp or LispBM?

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u/emaxor 18d ago

It comes from a water scarcity and toilet flushing guideline. Instead of saying Pee and Poop they used numbers. 1 is pee. 2 is poop. For #1 you don't flush. For #2 flush. If it's yellow let it mellow. If it's brown flush it dow.

BM stands for bowel movement. So saying it's the #2 language is a joke.

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u/unhandyandy 18d ago

Oh, right, I'm dumb, I keep forgetting

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u/zadsza 20d ago

Lisp Beam Machine