&gt; &quot;It&#x27;s a pleasure to meet you, Professor Knuth,&quot; Steve [Jobs] said. &quot;I&#x27;ve read all of your books.&quot;<p>&gt; &quot;You&#x27;re full of shit,&quot; Knuth responded.<p>(<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.folklore.org&#x2F;StoryView.py?story=Close_Encounters_of_the_Steve_Kind.txt" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.folklore.org&#x2F;StoryView.py?story=Close_Encounters_...</a>)<p>Yes, now we know that this never happened, but I like to think it did.