Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better ***-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

... one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs.

Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy -- the mother.

If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use? Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?