You must not have finished reading. He originated the version that says &quot;regular expressions&quot;, but not the &quot;two problems&quot; part or the sentiment about textmatching:<p>&gt;As cute as the “now you have two problems” quote is, it seems that Jamie wasn&#x27;t the first to come up with the idea. The same quote (but with AWK rather than regular expressions as the punch line) shows up in the sig of John Myers post from 1988, where he credits a “D. Tilbrook” for it:<p>“Whenever faced with a problem, some people say `Lets use AWK.&#x27; 
  Now, they have two problems.” -- D. Tilbrook