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From: bill@persci.UUCP
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Subject: Re: The ':-)' operator
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Date: Sat, 16-Mar-85 22:31:35 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}

I don't know. It's inscrutable. (-:  :-)
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