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Re:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta. Because I t... by JimDabell on Thursday October 19, 2023 @10:03AM (#37943075)
> Makes me wonder what's the worst possible phrasing

I got some very strange looks when buying one particular book back in the days when physical books were the norm. It was only after I got home that I realised a book called “Python Cookbook” gives an entirely different impression to non-programmers.

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Re:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta. Because I t... by mcpackieh on Thursday October 19, 2023 @11:01AM (#37943845)
Mmmm, I know rattlesnakes are said to be a pretty good meal. I wonder if pythons and boas taste any good. Those big snakes might make a delicious feast.
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Re:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta. Because I t... by jaketheguy on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @09:34AM (#37998974)
It reminds of old Ruby anecdote. There was this guy on a Ruby conference with t-shirt with ":s*x" print, which for rubyists means "s*x symbol", but regular people will read it, well... colon s*x.

(Censored because I'm at work and I'm afraid of my VPN.)

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