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Henry's Python Programming Guide
An anonymous reader writes "Seems like someone else has put up another Python programming guide, although this one seems to be a little easier to get through. From the article: 'My name is Henry the Adequate, and I am a Python programming Guru. I know all of their movies, and their TV shows, and can quote the dead parrot sketch in my sleep. In fact I do quote it in my sleep. That may explain why I am single, although it could also have something to do with the flamethrower. Naturally many old-timers want to know what this new-fangled Python thing is all about. "Henry," they say, "What is this new-fangled Python thing all about?" See what i mean? So, here, at last, is the article you have all been waiting for...'"
That's all I can say... WTF. Or perhaps WTFITDOS (WTF Is This Doing On Slashdot)?
John.
Is it just me or is that article summary complete and utter nonsense?
Well, technically "yes", but as the entire article reads like that summary, I suppose that actually makes the summary a fairly good one.
Now, as for why this made the Slashdot FP... I dunno. Slow news day? It doesn't even belong in the "It's funny, laugh" section, since it completely fails at coming off as even remotely funny (despite trying soooooo hard).
I think the phrase you were searching for is "complete waste of time".
Lately democracy seems to be based on the skybox, the Happy Meal box, the X-box, and the idiot box.
I was actually looking forward to reading a quick introduction on Python as I primarily use C/C++ and I thought, "Hey, if it's on the front page of slashdot, then it's probably a decent article." Instead, I found this craptastic waste of time that doesn't even approach funny. It's just a bunch of really cheesy and way too obvious "jokes." Anyway, I don't mean to put down the author so much as whoever approved this story getting on the front page of slashdot. You guys are better than this. :)
Tagged as: "[+] notfunny, python, spam, useless, wtf (tagging beta)"