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On 08/07/2014 23:07, Ian Kelly wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
>> On 07/08/2014 11:54 AM, Anders J. Munch wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> If a standard tells you to jump of a cliff...
>>
>>
>> because a bunch of tanks are chasing you down, there's water at the bottom,
>> and not a helicopter in sight...
>>
>> well, jumping off the cliff could easily be your best chance.  ;)
>
> Especially if you have a friend with a TARDIS.
>

This can lead to unforeseen circumstances though 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flipside_of_Dominick_Hide

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask 
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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