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> Update: Mr Bali Hai sez, "I worked for Cray Research from 1984-1996, and I can tell you that the story of him tunneling under his house is largely a fabrication made up by John Rollwagen to enhance Seymour's reputation as a quirky, visionary genius (which he was, but not because he was digging tunnels under his house). What actually transpired involved Seymour having some excavation work done on his basement by contractors. As far as I know, none of them were elves.



> As far as I know, none of them were elves.

Obviously they weren't, because for excavation you hire dwarfs.


Gnomes, if you're on a budget.

But elves? That's just nonsense.


No self-respecting elf would be caught dead doing dwarf work.


Right, that's why I said it's probably apocryphal.




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