Enjoy a randomly generated fortune:
$ fortune | cowsay _________________________________________ / By the middle 1880's, practically all \ | the roads except those in the South, | | were of the present standard gauge. The | | southern roads were still five feet | | between rails. | | | | It was decided to change the gauge of | | all southern roads to standard, in one | | day. This remarkable piece of work was | | carried out on a Sunday in May of 1886. | | For weeks beforehand, shops had been | | busy pressing wheels in on the axles to | | the new and narrower gauge, to have a | | supply of rolling stock which could run | | on the new track as soon as it was | | ready. Finally, on the day set, great | | numbers of gangs of track layers went | | to work at dawn. Everywhere one rail | | was loosened, moved in three and | | one-half inches, and spiked down in its | | new position. By dark, trains from | | anywhere in the United States could | | operate over the tracks in the South, | | and a free interchange of freight cars | | everywhere was possible. | | | \ -- Robert Henry, "Trains", 1957 / ----------------------------------------- \ ^__^ \ (oo)\_______ (__)\ )\/\ ||----w | || ||
$output = shell_exec("/usr/games/fortune | /usr/games/cowsay"); echo $output;