Subject: Re: bug#61325: 30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:28:13 +0100

Ihor Radchenko <[email-masked]> writes:

Hi Ihor,

> Drew Adams <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>>> I suggest this alternative and much more minimal patch, which only
>>> removes the most unnecessary references to "sex" (replacing it with
>>> "meme",
>>
>> Let's not forget to sanitize "sexp" to "memep". ;-)
>
> This is a different case.
> "sexp" is an abbreviation often used in the code. It is also defined in
> "10.1 Introduction to Evaluation" of Elisp manual, although not commonly
> used in the manual itself (as footnote explains).
>
> Technical terms are necessary for understanding. They are also
> well-defined in ways clearly unrelated to "sex" in your example.
>
> In contrast, the topic of sex in the discussed jokes is intentional and
> refers to the concept of sex.

Could it be that you don't understand *any* joke? Like the one from Drew?

Best regards, Michael.