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		MerreM on Aug 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What coding mnemonics do you use? Imagine the arrows are crocodiles. They always try and eat more. 1 < 2 4 > 1 If they're eating less, they're not happy crocodiles.

haliphax on Aug 7, 2013 | [–]

Or the "is greater than" (>) is a crocodile's mouth, and "is less than" (<) is a bird's beak. The bird eats smaller food than an crocodile eats, and the crocodile eats bigger food than the bird eats.

brainburn on Aug 7, 2013 | [–]

Or maybe as snork-eater-eaters

http://wharble.com/sites/default/files/Snork-Eater_Eater.jpg

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