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Date: 21 May 2025 22:02:48 GMT
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On Wed, 21 May 2025 03:26:00 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Tue, 20 May 2025 22:48:16 -0400, Paul wrote:
> 
>> Somehow VIM just isn't the same.
> 
> “Vim” was the name of a brand of household cleaner, back in the Old
> Country ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsuJT9QX210

The detergent tablets sounded like a good idea but in practice they sucked 
and seldom dissolved completely. It only took about 40 years to come up 
with pods. They work a lot better but it took a really determined kid to 
eat a tablet.