Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!dedibox.gegeweb.org!gegeweb.eu!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.060 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.89; '*S*': 0.01; 'pop': 0.05; 'stops': 0.07; 'act,': 0.09; 'lane,': 0.09; 'runs': 0.10; 'subject:Help': 0.11; 'dog': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'squirrel': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:Got': 0.16; 'subject:Plz': 0.16; 'subject:make': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'looks': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; '[1]': 0.29; '[2]': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'went': 0.31; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'stands': 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'there.': 0.32; 'third': 0.33; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'johnson': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'ram': 0.36; 'two': 0.37; 'being': 0.38; 'driving': 0.38; 'nov': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'little': 0.38; 'realize': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'regional': 0.60; 'introduced': 0.61; 'road': 0.65; 'subject:. ': 0.67; 'car': 0.72; 'subject:your': 0.76; 'actually,': 0.84; 'choices:': 0.84; 'legs,': 0.84; 'quiz': 0.84; 'subject: ! ': 0.84; 'choice.': 0.93; 'rick': 0.93; '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=nL2zb9iXjr+SzYjX2yvPGI33RFmS4hQ00dQW61PqJoo=; b=vMeDzTxY/swLxyySVcSbumneSqIVY5G6ho4GNDgaMD1av0unp6RmO1k0IBlY49jNJw +PE3Jg3dxhzkEphq2s23ykUpcznxxfacpO+vRpPq9irLFMiOi++yZiegzFOBpQb1NLeK Sf5n1gQmUJjgpEhNVQlzOpOKpl4BRET+8w1jIyE3Rsu9u+2sBFxkSZvqR9ncKMSI0A48 zMk/1KS/4LZuDG6Cau5XAY9HALbGoH+6bMSQlIUbpeAXLYiYV2LjZRKTGBdauu9iSj0b VOP+Mpk8ekH4cq09o87+hHPhs9h59QgC1idxolSiRcpmEVma5lM0KEHg1/6PvfijapjP cFkg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.68.242.4 with SMTP id wm4mr3496329pbc.77.1385536007345; Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:06:47 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <529597ab$0$29880$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> References: <5290105a$0$29993$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <5293AAC1.4010902@rece.vub.ac.be> <529597ab$0$29880$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:06:47 +1100 Subject: Re: Still off topic. Deal with it. [was Re: Got a Doubt ! Wanting for your Help ! Plz make it ASAP !] From: Chris Angelico 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 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 20 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1385536010 news.xs4all.nl 15944 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34291 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:60574 On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:24:16 -0800, Rick Johnson wrote: ============================================================ >> Pop Quiz >> ============================================================ >> Your driving your car down the road when out of nowhere a cute little >> squirrel[1] runs into the road, stops in your lane, stands on his hind >> legs, and looks at you nervously... You know you don't have much time to >> act, but you realize you have only two choices: > > Of course, because being introduced to regional idiomatic phrases KILLS!!! Actually, there's a third choice. You ram the squirrel dead[1] centre, because you are a dog and you find the death of squirrels to be funny.[2] ChrisA [1] Yes, I went there. [2] cf "Up"