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....

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