People don't know their classics

[simont]

At work the other day a fellow developer and I were discussing incomplete array types in C, and at one point in the conversation he referred to them using a phrase which gave me a perfect opportunity to reply ‘Arrays of Unspecified Size? I don't think they exist.’ Sadly, I got a blank look.

And today at lunchtime there was a silly conversation about

Comments

[andrewducker]

But? What? I don't even!

[geekette8]

With you on the bunnies (what's with all the carrots, what do they need such good eyesight for anyway?) but I don't get the other reference!

[cjwatson]

The Princess Bride!  Drop everything and go and watch it straight away if you haven't seen it.  It's well worth it.

[alextfish]

Huh. I have seen Princess Bride, twice even, and recognise many quotes from it; but I can't get from "Arrays of Unspecified Size? I don't think they exist" to a Princess Bride quote even with Google's help.

[naath]

try ROUS