How do you tell a wizard?

[Mark J. DeFilippis]

In article <1989Oct22.174927.3736 at world.std.com>, madd at world.std.com (jim frost) writes:
> In article <227 at promark.UUCP> mark at promark.UUCP (Mark J. DeFilippis) writes:
> |Wizard implies "knows all" [...]
> 
> Actually the definition I'm most comfortable with is:
> 
> "A Wizard is someone who can do something that you don't know how to do."
> 
> I believe you will find that this is appropriate in most contexts.


I don't know how to repair pipes, but I don't consider my plumber a wizard.
I don't know how to drive a fork lift, but I don't consider our fork lift
 operator a wizard.
I don't know how to drive a 5 speed, but I do not consider all those that
 can wizards.
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...

(For those fork lift operators out there that are wizards and are
moonlighting as programmer wizards, I mean no disrespect).

I guess "most" is a loose term.

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