April 5th, 2005



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The Top 7 Signs the New
Programmer in Your Office Is a Monkey


7> He brings in an infinite number of friends to help h

complete his project

6> He becomes violent every time he sees a “Punch the Monkey” banner.

5> He cranks out millions of lines of code, but it all looks suspiciously like the work of William Shakespeare.

4> “Debugging” involves picking the lice out of her fur.

3> The Ph.D on the wall confirms that her title is “Doct

Zira.”

2> He spends far more time on personal grooming than the average programmer.

and the Number 1 Sign the New Programmer in Your Office Is a
Monkey…

1> When asked how he learned to code so quickly he responds, “Monkey C++, monkey do.”




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Credits:

Selected from 69 submissions from 24 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Kevin van Houten, The Colony, TX — 1, 5
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 1, 3, 5, List Moderator
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 2, 5
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 4
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 5
Bill Ervin, Tigard, OR — 5
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 5
Fletcher Bumpus, Arlington, TX — 6
Mark Zinck, Grand Rapids, MI — 7
Chris White, Los Angeles, CA — Topic