http://qs321.pair.com?node_id=684184


in reply to Which came first?

After long and deep research, I can say definitively, the EGG has it:

#! perl -slw use strict; use List::Util qw[ shuffle ]; my $string = join '', shuffle +('A' .. 'Z')x2;; while( $string = join'', shuffle split '', $string ) { printf( STDERR "\r$string" ); $string =~ s[(CHICKEN|EGG)][>>>$1<<<] and die "\n\n$1 came first\n$string\n\n(Selfish lover?)\n"; } __END__ C:\test>junk1 OEQOLHRDFUWDXPTZBYVLTNWKFBVJSRMAEGGNUQIAXCSZCKIHJPMY EGG came first OEQOLHRDFUWDXPTZBYVLTNWKFBVJSRMA>>>EGG<<<NUQIAXCSZCKIHJPMY (Selfish lover?) C:\test>junk1 MWZCSLUKEATQYTHOWEGGMVPQYVRRJXBUAKXNDDHFPZJISNOCFBLI EGG came first MWZCSLUKEATQYTHOW>>>EGG<<<MVPQYVRRJXBUAKXNDDHFPZJISNOCFBLI (Selfish lover?) C:\test>junk1 BZPUIEEGGONAQRWOJFKDHDYCXUFBLWZHYMMVXSISTTJAQKNPVRCL EGG came first BZPUIE>>>EGG<<<ONAQRWOJFKDHDYCXUFBLWZHYMMVXSISTTJAQKNPVRCL (Selfish lover?)

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.