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   John Levine to All   
   Re: naughty Python   
   22 Dec 25 21:26:56   
   
   XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: johnl@taugh.com   
      
   According to rbowman  :   
   >On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 09:06:02 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >   
   >> One mistake I made and had to fix was filtering the word "cumulative"   
   >> :-D   
   >   
   >We had an overzealous IT guy who attempted to block access to NSFW sites.   
   >One of the first casualties was expertS-EXchange. ...   
      
   This is generically known as the Scunthorpe problem, named after a   
   town which is otherwise only notable for having the last steel blast   
   furnace plant in the UK.   
      
   --   
   Regards,   
   John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for   
   Dummies",   
   Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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