hello, sailor!
Occasional West Coast equivalent of hello, world; seems to have originated at
SAIL, later associated with the game Zork (which also included "hello, aviator"
and "hello, implementor"). Originally from the traditional hooker's greeting to
a swabbie fresh off the boat, of course.
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