Yes, but it was named after some sort of north american mammal[1].
[1] Tedious and possibly insulting explanation: three reasons (a) the uni what did it had a gopher mascot (b) it works on some sort of cross links likened to interconnected gopher tunnels (c) it fetches data, aka to 'go for' it -- gopher also describes a person who's job is such administrative tasks.
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Date: 2005-09-14 09:15 pm (UTC)*hurries to hide under a table before she finds herself running through tokyo as it crashes about her ears*
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Date: 2005-09-14 09:27 pm (UTC)*also for some reason has flashbacks to the bit in monkey island 1 where he's attacked by gophers*
[1] ie. rearing up.
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Date: 2005-09-14 09:30 pm (UTC)I thought gopher was some network protocol?
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Date: 2005-09-14 09:41 pm (UTC)[1] Tedious and possibly insulting explanation: three reasons (a) the uni what did it had a gopher mascot (b) it works on some sort of cross links likened to interconnected gopher tunnels (c) it fetches data, aka to 'go for' it -- gopher also describes a person who's job is such administrative tasks.