From: John Carter <john.carter@...>
Date: 2005-06-16T11:52:26+09:00
Subject: Way Off Topic Re: Funniest Thing Evar!

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On Thu, 16 Jun 2005, Nikolai Weibull wrote:

> % python
>>>> quit
>>>> 'Use Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit.'
>>>>
> %
>
> Man, seriously.  That=E2=80=99s so fucking funny.  Can=E2=80=99t we=
 make irb do
> something similar?

Decades back I wrote a Lisa-like psycho-analysis program in an early=
=20
version of M$ Basic. While using it I noticed a small bug in it and s=
aid=20
"list" to list the program.

I had forgotten I was still talking to the program so my train of tho=
ught=20
was totally derailed when the computer replied...

Really?

Why?


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