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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: The ':-)' operator
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Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 19:12:28 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 13 19:12:28 1985
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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?
> 
> ;-)
> 
I don't know, but :-? is a binary operator meaning "has some relation to."

-Ron