Bracket Jokes

PROGRAMMER'S POEM! *''# ^"`$$-! *=@$_ %* ~#4 &[]../ |{,, SYSTEM HALTED The poem can only be appreciated by reading it aloud, to wit: Waka waka bang splat tick tick hash, Caret quote back-tick dollar dollar dash, Bang splat equal at dollar under-score, Percent splat waka waka tilde number four, Ampersand bracket bracket dot dot slash, Vertical-bar curly-bracket comma comma CRASH.

McAfee and Bracket were driving home after a big party. "Hey," said McAfee, "be sure to watch out for that bridge that's coming down the road toward us." "What are you telling me to' watch out' for?" asked Brackett. "You're the one who's driving!"

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To read out loud...:

Waka waka bang splat tick tick dash
Caret quote backtick dollar dollar dash
Bang splat equals at dollar underscore
Percent splat waka waka tilde number four
Ampersand bracket bracket dot dot slash
Pipe curly-bracket comma comma crash