The Eternal Philosophical Quest:
The Nature of Bob

• Who is Bob?
• What place does Bob have in my life?
• Is there a need for Bob in modern society?
• Is there a single Bob, or do we each create or own personal Bob?
• How can a loving Bob allow Microsoft to exist in the world?

Some say Bob Saves, but he just wants a little slack.
Others claim that there is a certain "Bobness" found within us all.
A few bright people reject the singleness of Bob and instead interpret Bob as an asthetic.
Even fewer people belive that Bob just wants you to buy furniture.

Personally, I think Bob is a generic tag that defies classification. Bob could be anything, but then again Bob could be nothing. Say "Bob". What impression does it leave you with? Contrast that impression with the experience of say, "Adolf" or "Julius". See my point? I have the habit of calling most things that need a name "Bob". My Powerbook 165 is called Bob. Any temporary files that I create on the computer are called Bob. Bob was a gourami that went a bit crazy in my aquarium and had to be killed. The rest of the Bobs in the tank are much happier now that Bob is gone. Does this remind you of Eric? Every program I write uses variables called Bob. The rabbits that live in my back yard are not called Bob. Don't be silly. They are most certainly not Bob. In fact they are Bunny Major and Bunny Minor. Bob indeed! But I seem to have strayed.