Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!us.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <rosuav@gmail.com>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.111
X-Spam-Level: *
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.79; '*S*': 0.01; 'suddenly': 0.07; 'subject:question': 0.10; 'creates': 0.14; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'nick': 0.16; 'roy': 0.16; 'files.': 0.16; 'folks': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'read,': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'gives': 0.31; 'usually': 0.31; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'too': 0.37; 'thank': 0.38; 'nov': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'read': 0.60; "you're": 0.61; 'field': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'worth': 0.66; 'frustrated': 0.68; 'forced': 0.84; 'fortunately': 0.84; 'ripe': 0.91; '2013': 0.98
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=NT4gKaD3CFqSdORXVHqBbLotkdurNJxrahw//O9MoKw=; b=yj+pWOoAlc+gQQGHtxi+udX9ogkuquDGxRcWRShBng3n8CIDIYk1LZMkmOSUtFOTfH tNHCSpR8Q8dxNnpjMnuEAzfCgWYtVGrCm3YzJeP1aqkclWl2drx916MuiJHPgHHUY7jR eJxQhdPgZuY9f14ua0WvgO5ofr7RsUMi8qJkRpZ+E/Vrry74tz/5Sv4zK9I3sGBkinXS osNsyi0ebhGaFCpCB57+cMhLSbYKSUBYl2J9bglizaE90F6Xydgwidr+Wx00kt+wVgQn YuICAQg/dw54meK6FGc31ckYSrq9Pot9BITAZCn8jfDKjyHuMekCIfHTBuhclc8IUDOQ fCeA==
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Received: by 10.68.182.3 with SMTP id ea3mr22356085pbc.124.1384035941012; Sat, 09 Nov 2013 14:25:41 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <201311091039.21404.gheskett@wdtv.com>
References: <l5jk15$de$1@dont-email.me> <l5jok3$mhu$1@reader1.panix.com> <CAPTjJmon5adS5kc9rK96Vqm-tVr-ziQHPG_DBBYA8u+OTOCrhg@mail.gmail.com> <201311091039.21404.gheskett@wdtv.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:25:40 +1100
Subject: Re: datetime question
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
To: python-list@python.org
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.2312.1384035950.18130.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 16
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1384035950 news.xs4all.nl 15939 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59756
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:58971

On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 2:39 AM, Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> wrote:
> Ya know, folks like Nick would have me signing off.  Fortunately there are
> kill files. But the backscatter he creates I am still forced to read, or
> more usually skip.
>
> Then one of you frustrated standup comics comes along, and gives me a VBG,
> and its suddenly all worth it.  Thank You Chris.

:) Don't just thank me, Grant and Roy were key to it too - and the
whole "there's no shortage of newlines" thing started with Steven
D'Aprano (I think), and it's a ripe field for harvest :)

But hey. If you're going to have to read backscatter, may as well make
it funny...

ChrisA