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python version: random heroku-like name generator
import random
def haiku():
# originally from: https://gist.github.com/1266756
# with some changes
# example output:
# "falling-late-violet-forest-d27b3"
adjs = [ "autumn", "hidden", "bitter", "misty", "silent", "empty", "dry", "dark",
"summer", "icy", "delicate", "quiet", "white", "cool", "spring", "winter",
"patient", "twilight", "dawn", "crimson", "wispy", "weathered", "blue",
"billowing", "broken", "cold", "damp", "falling", "frosty", "green",
"long", "late", "lingering", "bold", "little", "morning", "muddy", "old",
"red", "rough", "still", "small", "sparkling", "throbbing", "shy",
"wandering", "withered", "wild", "black", "young", "holy", "solitary",
"fragrant", "aged", "snowy", "proud", "floral", "restless", "divine",
"polished", "ancient", "purple", "lively", "nameless"
]
nouns = [ "waterfall", "river", "breeze", "moon", "rain", "wind", "sea", "morning",
"snow", "lake", "sunset", "pine", "shadow", "leaf", "dawn", "glitter",
"forest", "hill", "cloud", "meadow", "sun", "glade", "bird", "brook",
"butterfly", "bush", "dew", "dust", "field", "fire", "flower", "firefly",
"feather", "grass", "haze", "mountain", "night", "pond", "darkness",
"snowflake", "silence", "sound", "sky", "shape", "surf", "thunder",
"violet", "water", "wildflower", "wave", "water", "resonance", "sun",
"wood", "dream", "cherry", "tree", "fog", "frost", "voice", "paper",
"frog", "smoke", "star"
]
hex = "0123456789abcdef"
return (random.choice(adjs) + "-" + random.choice(adjs) + "-" + random.choice(nouns) + "-" + random.choice(nouns) + "-" +
random.choice(hex) + random.choice(hex) + random.choice(hex) + random.choice(hex) + random.choice(hex))
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