On Jul 28, 9:07 am, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cybersource.com.au> wrote: > On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:42:37 -0700, Russ P. wrote: > >> +1 QOTW > > > Do you realize what an insult that is to everyone else who has posted > > here in the past week? > > Actually I don't. I hadn't realised that when a person believes that > somebody has made an especially clever, witty, insightful or fun remark, > that's actually a put-down of all the other people whose remarks weren't > quite as clever, witty, insightful or fun. > > But now that I've had this pointed out to me, why, I see insults > everywhere! Tonight, my wife said to me that she liked my new shirt, so I > replied "What's the matter, you think my trousers are ugly?" > > -- > Steven
No insult was intended. The writer stated that where Java minimizes bad, Python maximizes good. This is a non-trivial truth, and a non- trivial observation. Also, clever. I agreed and said so, and compliments go a long way. Do you? > everywhere! Tonight, my wife said to me that she liked my new shirt, so I > replied "What's the matter, you think my trousers are ugly?" Arf, arf. -- For my special power, I want immunity to insults. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
