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From: Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Java processors
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On 7/22/2012 7:17 PM, Wanja Gayk wrote:
> In article <juerbe$qpi$1@dont-email.me>, esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid
> says...
>
>>> Which, from a VM point of view, is nothing else than an anonymous static
>>> initializer method.
>>
>>       I hadn't thought it necessary to be so explicit, but okay:
>>
>> 	class Clown {
>> 	    static {
>> 	        while(true) System.out.println(":)");
>> 	    }
>> 	}
>>
>> (Sigh.)
>
> throw new JokeDetectorTemporallyUnavailableException("Brain on
> standby.");

     In fairness, I suppose the expression "class clown" may be
an Americanism, a slang usage not covered in textbooks that even
the most assiduous and capable student might read. We all reveal
our insularities in a multitude of ways, and perhaps even more
obviously when we're trying to be "funny."  Sorry for any offense.

-- 
Eric Sosman
esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid