---
title: "Page 149 by Issy Long, 2026-06-01"
page: 149
chapter: "chapter 5"
chapter_url: "https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-5.html"
writers:
  - name: "Issy Long"
    url: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/people/issyl0/"
date: 2026-06-01
canonical: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/149-116675506252258122/"
mastodon: "https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/116675506252258122"
image: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/116675488185325851.D37pCDfk_2cg79Q.jpeg"
---

# Page 149 by Issy Long, 2026-06-01

Page 149 of why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, the paperback guest book. Written by [Issy Long](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/people/issyl0/). It sits in [chapter 5](https://poignant.guide/book/chapter-5.html) of the book. Scanned, optimized and posted on 2026-06-01.

## Community message

> Don't know why there's a goat, but Ruby is awesome — as are you!
> Issy

## From the post on ruby.social

Where Dr. Cham keeps a MindReader, a WishMaker, and (for reasons the chapter never quite explains) a goat, @issyl0 adds a vote:

A note that speaks to YOU specifically, dear reader, and tells you that you are awesome. A fox tips its hat to Issy across the years.

## Image

![Scan of page 149](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/116675488185325851.D37pCDfk_2cg79Q.jpeg)

## Links

- [This page as HTML](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/149-116675506252258122/)
- [The post on ruby.social](https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/116675506252258122)