Now, perhaps I'm just insane but I was wondering if this had happened to anyone else here...

Since comming to Perl Monks, I've grown quite fond the of the ++/-- voting system. I think it works wonderfully well and it's very natural and easy to understand. Actually, I think I've grown too fond of it.

Lately, as I go through my Real Life(tm) in the Real World(tm), I've found myself wanting to ++ or -- things I see, hear, and do. Everywhere I look I think, "Oh, that's a pretty picture. I'll ++ it," or, "That was a really dumb thing I just did. I bet everyone's gonna -- it," or even, "That was a really funny commercial! Solid ++!".

Several times I've even found myself almost exclaim "++" out loud. And on other web sites, I've found myself searching (in vain) for the ++/-- buttons. I'll follow several links looking for them before I realize what I'm doing.

I think I need help. (Is there a Perl Monks Anonymous program?)

bbfu
Seasons don't fear The Reaper.
Nor do the wind, the sun, and the rain.
We can be like they are.

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Re: ++-happy
by footpad (Abbot) on Mar 27, 2001 at 05:40 UTC

    Ah, yes. The 13th sign of a PMA.

    footpad shakes his head sadly and then wonders where those action figures ended up.

    --f

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Re: ++-happy
by frankus (Priest) on Mar 27, 2001 at 14:37 UTC

    Yep, I've wanted to ++ good jokes or smart pieces of code.. but if you were to say it aloud, what would you say?

    • plusplus
    • increment
    I don't use --, I rarely see a reason to, far better to comment, but then I'm just a woolly liberal I guess. 

    --
    Brother Frankus.
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      Yeah, I actually almost never --, myself. I just thought I should put it in so I didn't seem prejudice against --. :-)

      Oh, and I say "plusplus".

      bbfu
      Seasons don't fear The Reaper.
      Nor do the wind, the sun, and the rain.
      We can be like they are.

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Re: ++-happy
by one4k4 (Hermit) on Mar 27, 2001 at 23:43 UTC
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