It needs the (8), or it fails to work for people who don't know or had
forgotten catman(8) was ever a thing.
as the de facto fortunes editor and also I think the person who added
that fortune in the first place, and given the discussion in
tech-userlevel, I think I get to do this.
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Never leave a macassar and an antimacassar in the same room together.
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-Why did the furry install Unix? Because it supports catman.
+Why did the furry install Unix? Because it supports catman(8).
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Many people don't realize that trailhead doggerel is illegal -- but
surely you've heard of "hike rhymes and misdemeanors"...