[at-l] birthdays

[Felix J]

Gary Ticknor wrote:
> Root ("/") is the head of the Unix filesystem, and frequently the 
> username of the administrator (depending on the variant of Unix), 
> hence the term "root privileges". Charlie Root is slang for the sysadmin.

Funny thing...when I was a kid, and learning all those life lessons from 
my dad, we lived in a house in Bedford, Indiana. The address was 716 
22nd St.  The landmistress' name was Sally Root.   I wonder if she and 
this slangified 'Charlie Root' are related....