OT Signature quote [was Re: Unrecognized escape sequences in string literals]

[Hendrik van Rooyen]

On Friday 14 August 2009 18:11:52 Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:07:31 -0700, Aahz wrote:
> > "I saw `cout' being shifted "Hello world" times to the left and stopped
> > right there."  --Steve Gonedes
>
> Assuming that's something real, and not invented for humour, I presume
> that's describing something possible in C++. Am I correct? What the hell
> would it actually do???

It would shift "cout" left "Hello World" times.
It is unclear if the shift wraps around or not.

It is similar to a banana *holding his hands apart about a foot* this colour.

- Hendrik