I'd tell you a UDP joke…

80 points | by redmattred 3 hours ago

24 comments

  • LeoPanthera an hour ago

    "Hi, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."

    "Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"

    "Yes, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."

    "OK, I'll tell you a TCP joke."

    "Ok, I will hear a TCP joke."

    "Are you ready to hear a TCP joke?"

    "Yes, I am ready to hear a TCP joke."

    "Ok, I am about to send the TCP joke. It will last 10 seconds, it has two characters, it does not have a setting, it ends with a punchline."

    "Ok, I am ready to get your TCP joke that will last 10 seconds, has two characters, does not have an explicit setting, and ends with a punchline."

    "I'm sorry, your connection has timed out. Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"

  • dmurray an hour ago

    I was asked in an interview to explain the difference between TCP and UDP.

    I knew about enough to fill an index card: enough for an adequate interview answer, but not enough that I would relish getting follow-up questions.

    While deciding what to say I started with this joke. The interviewer laughed and moved on to the next question. I got the job offer.

  • divbzero 2 hours ago

    Or alternatively:

    > I would UDP joke tell you a… but you get it might not.

      Neywiny 2 hours ago

      Or alternatively:

      > I would UDP joke tell you a… but you get it might not.

  • travisd 2 hours ago

    packets udp bar walk a into

  • memset 2 hours ago
  • blorenz 3 hours ago

    This was out of order.

  • senthil_rajasek 3 hours ago

    Here is an ICMP joke,

    - Knock Knock

    - Who's there?

    - Thank you

      redmattred 2 hours ago

      If you want to hear a great ICMP joke just ping me

      burnt-resistor 2 hours ago

      Failed to shout it loud enough to make an echo. It TTL'ed 3 hops away.

  • blacklion 2 hours ago

    There was list of such jokes for 40+ protocols, past and present, but I cannot find it anymore, only small part on different blogs and forums :(

  • mlhpdx 2 hours ago

    There are two kinds of people when it comes to UDP.

      lucb1e 23 minutes ago

      Which are those?

      Btw, it reminds me of "10 kinds of people, those who understand binary and those who don't"

  • Polizeiposaune 2 hours ago

    IP UDP we all P for TCP

  • CPLX an hour ago

    I'd share my joke about HTTP here, but it makes me feel insecure.

      lsc4719 an hour ago

      Mix it with TLS joke

  • irishcoffee 2 hours ago

    I think I prefer the punchline “I don’t expect you to get it, and it’s not a big deal if you don’t, happens to everyone”

  • burnt-resistor 2 hours ago

    Put a cork in it.

  • damnitbuilds 2 hours ago
  • Gibbon1 2 hours ago

    ght get it liYou mike this though

  • MarkusWandel 2 hours ago

    "get not you might it but"