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| From | Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: and becomes or and or becomes and |
| Date | 2011-05-28 14:31 +0100 |
| Message-Id | <pan.2011.05.28.13.31.20.78000@nowhere.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| References | <mailman.1925.1306092188.9059.python-list@python.org> <j24jt6ljbqo1au73alobito5v4284a75lk@4ax.com> |
| Organization | Zen Internet |
On Sun, 22 May 2011 15:39:33 -0700, Tim Roberts wrote:
> That IS funny. Interesting how a careful choice of arugments will fool us.
> One of my favorite math jokes is like that. A teacher asked a student to
> reduce the following fraction:
> 16
> ----
> 64
>
> He says "all I have to do is cancel out the sixes, so the answer is 1/4".
Not Python, but:
#define SIX 1 + 5
#define NINE 8 + 1
...
printf("six times nine is: %d\n", SIX * NINE);
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and becomes or and or becomes and Stef Mientki <stef.mientki@gmail.com> - 2011-05-22 21:23 +0200
Re: and becomes or and or becomes and Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-05-22 23:57 +0200
Re: and becomes or and or becomes and Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-22 18:14 -0400
Re: and becomes or and or becomes and Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-05-22 15:39 -0700
Re: and becomes or and or becomes and Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 09:28 +1000
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Re: and becomes or and or becomes and rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 08:30 -0700
Re: and becomes or and or becomes and bch <bch.itbgcthate@gmail.com> - 2011-05-28 05:27 -0700
Re: and becomes or and or becomes and Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-28 22:50 +1000
Re: and becomes or and or becomes and Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-05-28 14:31 +0100
Re: and becomes or and or becomes and Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-29 00:04 +1000
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