From the java book I'm reading*:

"Variable scope: No, this doesn't mean that we have variables that needto use mouthwash, although errors with varaible scope have been knownto make PRogrammers get their mouths washed out with soap."

Ugh. Programming humor. Folks, is this REALLY necessary? Five years ago, I was doing a 3-month internship program at an Engineering company.It's hard enough living and working by yourself for three months, butit's even worse when the only people you socialize with that are yourage have these kinds of conversations:

(Group of 6 Interns are sitting at the lunch table. They are all wearing Cal Poly sweatshirts, except for Ernie.)
Intern #1: "... ohmygod, have you heard this C++ joke? 'Only friends can toUCh your private members!!'"
(Table of interns start to laugh, Ernie finds a spot on the cafeteriawall and proceeds to stare at it for the duration of the lunch period.)
Intern #1: "What Ernie, you don't get it? Hmmm...?"
Ernie: "Oh yeah. I get it."
Intern #1: "Heh. Isn't it IRONIC!?"
Interns #2 to #6: (in unison) "DON'T YOU THINK!?"
(Interns then proceed to laugh uncontrollably for five minutes andhigh-five each other. Ernie buries his face in his hands and sobs)

And people ask why I went into dotcom instead of engineering. Oops, gotta go — I'm late for my shock therapy appointment.