No less anecdotal, but the classic "Real Programmers Don't Eat Quiche" includes:<p><i>"Real Programmers don't play tennis, or any other sport which requires a change of clothes. Mountain Climbing is acceptable. Real Programmers wear climbing boots to work in case a mountain should suddenly spring up in the middle of the machine room."</i><p><a href="http://www.lib.ru/ANEKDOTY/quiche.txt" rel="nofollow">http://www.lib.ru/ANEKDOTY/quiche.txt</a>