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From: jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao)
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Subject: Re: The ':-)' operator
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Date: Tue, 12-Mar-85 20:30:32 EST
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> I would like to see the operator ':-)'.  I'm taking bets on what
> it will mean (:-)

I think it means not to take this operation too seriously -- if it
would cause a fault, well, ignore it.  Example:
	i = 0;
	j = k/i :-) ;
Now, what does our oriental ;-) operator do?

;-)

Joe Yao		hadron!jsdy@seismo.{ARPA,UUCP}