"Hi, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."<p>"Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"<p>"Yes, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."<p>"OK, I'll tell you a TCP joke."<p>"Ok, I will hear a TCP joke."<p>"Are you ready to hear a TCP joke?"<p>"Yes, I am ready to hear a TCP joke."<p>"Ok, I am about to send the TCP joke. It will last 10 seconds, it has two characters, it does not have a setting, it ends with a punchline."<p>"Ok, I am ready to get your TCP joke that will last 10 seconds, has two characters, does not have an explicit setting, and ends with a punchline."<p>"I'm sorry, your connection has timed out. Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"
I was asked in an interview to explain the difference between TCP and UDP.<p>I knew about enough to fill an index card: enough for an adequate interview answer, but not enough that I would relish getting follow-up questions.<p>While deciding what to say I started with this joke. The interviewer laughed and moved on to the next question. I got the job offer.
I can tell you a DNS joke, but be aware that it might take 8 hours for everyone to get it.
Or alternatively:<p>> <i>I would UDP joke tell you a… but you get it might not.</i>
packets udp bar walk a into
This was out of order.
In the same vein, here are some goodies:<p>- Jon Skeet facts: <a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9134/jon-skeet-facts" rel="nofollow">https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9134/jon-skeet-fact...</a><p>- Chuck Norris facts: <a href="http://www.betterprogramming.com/chuck-norris-programming-facts.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.betterprogramming.com/chuck-norris-programming-fa...</a>
You can't guarantee delivery of any message. This is the basis of the 2 generals problem.
Here is an ICMP joke,<p>- Knock Knock<p>- Who's there?<p>- Thank you
I'd share my joke about HTTP here, but it makes me feel insecure.
There are two kinds of people when it comes to UDP.
IP
UDP
we all P
for TCP
There was list of such jokes for 40+ protocols, past and present, but I cannot find it anymore, only small part on different blogs and forums :(
I think I prefer the punchline “I don’t expect you to get it, and it’s not a big deal if you don’t, happens to everyone”
Put a cork in it.
Did I get it ?<p>Ulster says NO! :<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Democratic_Party" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Democratic_Party</a><p><a href="https://youtu.be/M1sCNdfMMZA?t=19" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/M1sCNdfMMZA?t=19</a>
ght get it liYou mike this though
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