Re: Off-topic: Pop culture references [was Re: Newbie - Trying to Help a Friend]

2013-11-21 Thread Gregory Ewing
Tim Golden wrote: One of the (occasionally humbling) effects of internet communication is the realisation that the pop-culture reference you assumed would be instantly shared and understood by *any normal person anywhere* is, in fact, confined to your own back yard. Obviously we need a mail/new

Re: Off-topic: Pop culture references [was Re: Newbie - Trying to Help a Friend]

2013-11-21 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Tim Golden wrote: > Of course, if some were to say "My name is Inigo Montoya; you killed my > father; prepare to die"... You killfiled my address - prepare to be ignored! ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Off-topic: Pop culture references [was Re: Newbie - Trying to Help a Friend]

2013-11-21 Thread Tim Golden
On 21/11/2013 00:27, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > I fully support the right of everyone to make cryptic references to > movies, television shows, science fiction and fantasy novels, internet > memes, and assorted pop culture references. One of the (occasionally humbling) effects of internet communi

Re: Off-topic: Pop culture references [was Re: Newbie - Trying to Help a Friend]

2013-11-20 Thread MRAB
On 21/11/2013 00:27, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:09:42 +, Mark Lawrence defended his reference to Nazism: It's an excellent analogy that I've used before, hence the smiley. Clearly you don't do any research before bothering to say anything. I for one *have* done extensiv