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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:56:18 -0500 (CDT)
From: Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com>
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On Thu, 21 Mar 2013, Roy Smith wrote:

> In article <mailman.3582.1363853304.2939.python-list@python.org>,
> Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> wrote:
>
>> On 3/20/2013 10:03 AM, franzferdinand wrote:
>>> Ok, thanks everybody!
>>
>> Threads are like the Sorcerer's Apprentice. You can start 'em, but you
>> cannot stop 'em ;-)
>
> Of course you can stop threads.  Just call _exit().  No more threads!

Thank you for making me laugh this morning - I found that extremely 
amusing.

-W