On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:41 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu<seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote: > > I've never, ever been confused by the use of "static". Not even once, and > not even when I was a complete beginner. I have always taken in the numerous > jokes related to "static" with the politely faked, resigned smile of someone > who knows will never really "get" it. And deep in my heart of hearts, > whenever a "static" joke comes about, the belief that I'm an outcast sinks > in a bit deeper.
Same here, but it's still fun to poke at it ;)