[plt-scheme] OT: How do you trap a programmer in the shower?

From: Todd O'Bryan (toddobryan at gmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 15 21:51:17 EST 2010

One of my students told the first joke in class, and it made me think
that the genre presents lots of possibilities. Here are my first
attempts--critiques and additions welcome. Forgive the sexism in
pronoun choice--I'm not sure if I should alternate between male and
female pronouns or what, but him/her just isn't funny and making
everything plural adds group showering connotations that I really
don't want. :-)

Todd

How do you trap a Scheme programmer in the shower?
Hand him a bottle of shampoo.

How do you trap a Visual Basic programmer in the shower?
Hide the widget that opens the curtain.

How do you trap a BASIC programmer in the shower?
Use silicone to attach his Commodore-64 to the tile.

How do you trap an Assembly programmer in the shower?
Well, first he has to build the shower...

How do you trap a Java programmer in the shower?
Convince him there's an exitShower() method somewhere and laugh while
he pores through the documentation.

How do you trap a Python programmer in the shower?
Tell him Guido wants him to stay there.

How do you trap a C programmer in the shower?
Don't try. He'll overflow the tub and take control of your house.


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