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Posted in reply to David Nadlinger | 24.01.2012 19:28, David Nadlinger пишет:
> On 1/24/12 4:16 PM, Denis Shelomovskij wrote:
>> If people have a problem with #d IRC they should just disable technical
>> messages they don't need. If they can't do that, it's their own problem.
>> They are supposed to be programmers.
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>> Have no idea why isn't such post the one and only reply.
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> And I in turn am amazed by the number of people who didn't notice that
> Brad's post was … uhm, how do I put that … not entirely serious. For a
> clue, you might want to look up »A modest proposal«.
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> David,
> thinking of all the poor babies
Have you just called me an ignorant person?
So... Yes, I am. Pity, but looks like everything I can is to code in D and drink Vodka with white bears... Joking aside.
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Posted in reply to Brad Anderson | On 1/24/2012 10:36 AM, Brad Anderson wrote: > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Walter Bright <newshound2@digitalmars.com > <mailto:newshound2@digitalmars.com>> wrote: > These days, I always get downvoted for referring to "steenkin' badges". > Apparently, nobody watches Bogart movies anymore. I guess I don't really > blame them, his style of cool is obsolete. > > > Bogart? I'm pretty sure that comes from a Weird Al Yankovic movie. Al was doing a parody of a parody of the reference. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinking_badges |
January 24, 2012 Re: A modest proposal | ||||
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Posted in reply to Brad Anderson | On 1/24/2012 10:36 AM, Brad Anderson wrote: > Bogart? I'm pretty sure that comes from a Weird Al Yankovic movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqomZQMZQCQ |
January 24, 2012 Re: A modest proposal | ||||
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Posted in reply to Denis Shelomovskij | On 1/24/12 8:41 PM, Denis Shelomovskij wrote:
> 24.01.2012 19:28, David Nadlinger пишет:
>> And I in turn am amazed by the number of people who didn't notice that
>> Brad's post was … uhm, how do I put that … not entirely serious. For a
>> clue, you might want to look up »A modest proposal«.
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>> David,
>> thinking of all the poor babies
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> Have you just called me an ignorant person?
> So... Yes, I am. Pity, but looks like everything I can is to code in D
> and drink Vodka with white bears... Joking aside.
No, sorry, this shouldn't come off as directed specifically at you or anybody else – I was really just amazed by the number of "serious" responses Brad's post triggered.
David
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Posted in reply to FeepingCreature | On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:42:27 +1100, FeepingCreature <default_357-line@yahoo.de> wrote: > On 01/24/12 05:21, bcs wrote: >> On 01/23/2012 06:10 PM, Walter Bright wrote: >>> On 1/23/2012 5:57 PM, Brad Anderson wrote: >>>> I understand some people like bug closures and who am I to judge but >>>> there is a >>>> limit to what some of us can tolerate and it has been surpassed. >>> >>> I live to make IRC users suffer. It's dessert after eating babies. >> >> How appropriate, considering the title. > > ThatsTheJoke. Hmmmm ... not so sure that Brad should give up his day job just yet. -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia |
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Posted in reply to David Nadlinger | "David Nadlinger" <see@klickverbot.at> wrote in message news:jfmikt$15mn$1@digitalmars.com... > On 1/24/12 4:16 PM, Denis Shelomovskij wrote: >> If people have a problem with #d IRC they should just disable technical messages they don't need. If they can't do that, it's their own problem. They are supposed to be programmers. >> >> Have no idea why isn't such post the one and only reply. > > And I in turn am amazed by the number of people who didn't notice that Brad's post was . uhm, how do I put that . not entirely serious. For a clue, you might want to look up »A modest proposal«. > From post #1 I've been completely unable to tell how much is joke and how much is serious. /me cornfused o_O |
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