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| From | Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Unicode humor |
| Date | 2013-05-11 13:40 +0100 |
| References | (1 earlier) <3e870f17-e7f5-4bcf-b848-f1947bad6859@k5g2000vbq.googlegroups.com> <518D1134.40708@nedbatchelder.com> <mailman.1536.1368199942.3114.python-list@python.org> <1d320295-df6a-4feb-9921-0d6cce7f68a2@yb1g2000pbc.googlegroups.com> <CAPTjJmrzdmQnnMY6J+emanJjJC=dX1i8tkbvE7KM0JUnOoZ5oQ@mail.gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
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On 10/05/2013 17:25, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 2:07 AM, rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote: >> On May 10, 8:32 pm, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 1:24 AM, Ned Batchelder <n...@nedbatchelder.com> wrote: >>>> On 5/10/2013 11:06 AM, jmfauth wrote: >>> >>>>> On 8 mai, 15:19, Roy Smith <r...@panix.com> wrote: >>> >>>>>> Apropos to any of the myriad unicode threads that have been going on >>>>>> recently: >>> >>>>>> http://xkcd.com/1209/ >>> >>>>> ------ >>> >>>>> This reflects a lack of understanding of Unicode. >>> >>>>> jmf >>> >>>> And this reflects a lack of a sense of humor. :) >>> >>> Isn't that a crime in the UK? >>> >>> ChrisA >> >> The problem with English humour (as against standard humor) is that >> its not unicode compliant > > Unicode humour was carefully laid out to incorporate English humour. > In fact, if you use the standard variable-length-joke encoding, it's > possible for a Unicode joke to be decoded as if it were an English > joke, without any actual knowledge of Unicode. Unfortunately, this can > result in non-compliant English humour publishers producing jokes that > come out as gibberish in the rest of the world. Fortunately, we then > get to laugh at them. > > ChrisA > This simply shows bias to the English speaking world, as does Python unicode, at least in 3.3+. I wouldn't mind betting that other languages can't cope, e.g. can 3.3+ manage the top secret joke that's so deadly even the Germans die laughing? -- If you're using GoogleCrap™ please read this http://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython. Mark Lawrence
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Unicode humor Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-05-08 09:19 -0400
Re: Unicode humor Sven <svenito@gmail.com> - 2013-05-08 15:30 +0100
Re: Unicode humor Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2013-05-08 19:16 +0200
Re: Unicode humor jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-05-10 08:06 -0700
Re: Unicode humor Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-11 01:16 +1000
Re: Unicode humor Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-05-11 07:01 +0000
Re: Unicode humor Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-05-11 15:28 -0400
Re: Unicode humor Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-05-10 11:24 -0400
Re: Unicode humor Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-11 01:32 +1000
Re: Unicode humor rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-05-10 09:07 -0700
Re: Unicode humor MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-05-10 17:24 +0100
Re: Unicode humor Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-05-10 09:26 -0700
Re: Unicode humor Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-11 22:48 +1000
Re: Unicode humor Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-05-11 13:40 +0100
Re: Unicode humor Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-11 02:25 +1000
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