Reply to: People Laugh at You‏

[NickFitz]

:0003 TSOP

[BrilloPad]

Can someone explain the "joke" to a c++ investment banker please?

[bogeyman]

:0003 TSOP

[BrilloPad]

It indicates that the following text is in a language whose characters run right-to-left, such as Arabic. So the browser thinks "Ah, I need to display this the opposite way round to the rest of the text"

It's needed if, for example, one wants to quote some right-to-left language in a piece of text which is otherwise in a language written left-to-right.

I wish I had kept the original spam now : I guess there was some reason they put this in the email.

I do remember it was quite an eye catching email design : it certainly made one pay attention.

[BrowneIssue]

:0003 TSOP

It indicates that the following text is in a language whose characters run right-to-left, such as Arabic. So the browser thinks "Ah, I need to display this the opposite way round to the rest of the text"

It's needed if, for example, one wants to quote some right-to-left language in a piece of text which is otherwise in a language written left-to-right.

[NickFitz]

Thanks for clearing that up!!

<walks away still none the wiser>

It indicates that the following text is in a language whose characters run right-to-left, such as Arabic. So the browser thinks "Ah, I need to display this the opposite way round to the rest of the text"

It's needed if, for example, one wants to quote some right-to-left language in a piece of text which is otherwise in a language written left-to-right.

[BrilloPad]

It's the Unicode Character 'RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK'

Thanks for clearing that up!!

<walks away still none the wiser>

[BrilloPad]

Because of the #8207 character at the end of "You", whatever that is.

I cut and pasted it from the original email!

I hope it is not a virus!!

[BrowneIssue]

Because of the #8207 character at the end of "You", whatever that is.

It's the Unicode Character 'RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK'

[BrowneIssue]

Why does it list this thread's topic in General as

"People Laugh at You ( ( 1 2)"

instead of the normal way round ?

"People Laugh at You (1 2)"

Because of the #8207 character at the end of "You", whatever that is.

[BrilloPad]

Why does it list this thread's topic in General as

"People Laugh at You ( ( 1 2)"

instead of the normal way round ?

"People Laugh at You (1 2)"

Is it due to having an email in the opening comment? I wonder if NickFitz knows?

[Bagpuss]

You have entered the Twilight zone of CUK

[Board Game Geek]

Why does it list this thread's topic in General as

"People Laugh at You ( ( 1 2)"

instead of the normal way round ?

"People Laugh at You (1 2)"

[lightng]

"I've never seen such a disappointing array of meat and veg in the supermarket" said one shopper

I had the last turkey in the shop said another.

[Bagpuss]

"I've never seen such a disappointing array of meat and veg in the supermarket" said one shopper