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Knights of the Lambda Calculus
n. A semi-mythical organization of wizardly LISP and Scheme hackers. The
name refers to a mathematical formalism invented by Alonzo Church, with
which LISP is intimately connected. There is no enrollment list and the
criteria for induction are unclear, but one well-known LISPer has been known
to give out buttons and, in general, the members know who they are....