Programmer Folklore – Dartmouth Folklore Archive: Recent Episodes
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Title: Asking for a Raise General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: Jiachen Jiang is a ’20 at Dartmouth College studying Computer Science. Contextual Data: Social Context Jiachen encountered this joke on the internet, as it is one of the more popular jokes that does not require any deep understanding of computer […]
Title: Recursion General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: James Sylvia is a Dartmouth ’19. He majors in Government. He took both CS 1 and ENGS 20, both of which are programming courses. He is most familiar with Python and C, but also has some small experience with Matlab. He grew up […]
Title: Halloween/Christmas General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: James Sylvia is a Dartmouth ’19. He majors in Government. He took both CS 1 and Engs 20, both of which are programming courses. He is most familiar with Python and C, but also has some small experience with Matlab. He grew up […]
Title: 10 Types of People General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: Milan Chuttani is a Dartmouth ’18. He majors in Government and minors in computer science. He is most familiar with the computer languages Java and Python. He grew up in the state of Massachusetts. Contextual Data: Social Context This joke […]
Title: Engineers on a Plane General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: Christina Long is a Dartmouth ’18 from Ramsey, NJ studying Engineering modified with Computer Science. Contextual Data: Social Context This joke is meant to be shared amongst fellow engineers who can appreciate the self-deprecating nature of the joke, especially in […]
Title: Use Pointers General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: Robert Sylvia is a Dartmouth ’17 electrical engineer. He’s from Medfield, Massachusetts. Contextual Data: Social Context This joke would be shared in a casual, friendly context, probably among peers who both know they have some computer science background. It may be more […]
Title: Blind Golfers General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: Rafael Rosas is a Dartmouth ’20 studying engineering. He’s a 19 year old from San Diego, California. Contextual Data: Social Context This would be shared in a light-hearted humorous setting among peers. Its humor is a bit darker than the other jokes […]
Title: Glass Half Full General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: Annie Hang is a Dartmouth 18 studying mechanical engineering. She’s 22, Chinese, from Belmont, Massachusetts, and she’s an only child. Contextual Data: Social Context This joke would be shared in a casual setting among engineers. It references the stereotypical mindset of […]
Title: Elephant Volume General Information about Item: Joke English United States Informant Data: Sarah Rote is a Dartmouth 18 studying environmental engineering. She’s a 21 year old from Newton Square, Pennsylvania. Contextual Data: Social Context This joke would be shared among peers during casual conversation for humorous effect. It would likely be exclusively shared among […]
Title: Sick Chicken General Information about Item: Joke Not language-specific Informant Data: Ci Yu Yan is a 3-2 Dual Degree student from Vassar College who’s studying computer engineering at Dartmouth. Contextual Data: Social Context This is a piece of folklore that would likely be shared among peers in a light-hearted manner. If shared among engineers, […]