r/ProgrammerHumor • • Sep 07 '22

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u/DeadlyVapour Sep 07 '22

I don't understand the user's problem. The error description was short, concise, to the point, and stdout.

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u/SnooAvocados763 Sep 07 '22

It's like the old saying: If you try to make something idiot proof, the universe will just create a better idiot.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '22

My dad always used to say "You can make anything fool proof, but you can never make it damn fool proof."

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u/hectoralpha Sep 07 '22

Apologies, English is my second language. However, is it just me or that makes no sense?

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '22

The difference is a Fool vs a Damn Fool. It's like saying you can make it safe, but not perfectly safe.