For review: PEP 308 - If-then-else expression

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.1044743919.16655.python-list at python.org>,
Laura Creighton  <lac at strakt.com> wrote:
>Andrew Dalke:
>> AAhz:
>>>
>>>  So where does namecalling get us?  Pfui.
>> 
>> Pfui?  Is that in Hong Kong?  You know, Hong Kong Pfui?
>> Err, ummm, *ducking*
>
>It made me think of Nero Wolfe, a fictional detective written by
>novelist Rex Stout.  'Pfui' was one of his most common expressions.
>And when accused of cowardice, he (Wolfe) said: 'I can dodge folly
>without backing into Fear.'  (_The Doorbell Rang_, 1965).

There was a cartoon called "Hong Kong Fooey"; dunno whether Andrew was
aware of the provenance of "pfui", but his return was pretty funny.
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