Reverse Polish Sausage

[halik]

xkcd for the win

 

[Demon-Xanth]

That's one of those strips that you know you're a geek if you get it.

 

[Nik]

WIN that I am not FAIL enough to "get it."

 

[Krazy4Real]

I don't get it.

 

[lxskllr]

I get it, and I didn't go to college :^P

 

[Demon-Xanth]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_polish_notation

Some HP calculators used it.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_polish_notation

The greatest calculators ever made used it.

Fixed ;^)

 

[FoBoT]

i learned how to use that when i had to, then i forgot it

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Damn this is the first time in a while that an XKCD comic is completely lost on me. Someone want to explain this one?

Edit - oh just saw the link above, thanks. But I still don't know what a polish sausage is Oh well, I doubt it will get funny if someone explains it. We always called Polish notation "postfix notation", never heard of calling it polish.

 

[joesmoke]

jeez... the only thing i could think of was that it was possibly a bad "reverse fresh prince" reference. guess ill stick to college humor, lol.

 

[dighn]

hahah postfix sausage oh man I love xkcd

 

[Ika]

What? This comic was put up like a week ago. Are ATOT time warps leaching into real life?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Damn this is the first time in a while that an XKCD comic is completely lost on me. Someone want to explain this one?

Edit - oh just saw the link above, thanks. But I still don't know what a polish sausage is Oh well, I doubt it will get funny if someone explains it. We always called Polish notation "postfix notation", never heard of calling it polish.

A Polish sausage is exactly what it sounds like; a sausage from Poland. It's kielbasa. Polish sausage typically isn't served on a bun, however; that's more traditional with American hot dogs (though many sausage vendors in the US do offer it prepared that way since Americans think all meats are better on buns).

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Damn this is the first time in a while that an XKCD comic is completely lost on me. Someone want to explain this one?

Edit - oh just saw the link above, thanks. But I still don't know what a polish sausage is Oh well, I doubt it will get funny if someone explains it. We always called Polish notation "postfix notation", never heard of calling it polish.

Go to Costco, get a polish sausage from the food court, be enlightened for $1.50 with drink.

 

[SunnyD]

Okay, being polish, knowing most polish jokes, this one becomes lame.

Being an engineer, and following the clues regarding reverse polish notation, I sort of get it... though it's still lame. In fact, the only thing intriguing about it is the fact that it looks like a hot dog, and they had already put mustard on the sausage, rather than off to the side as another numeral or operator.

Everybody knows you don't put mustard on polish sausage.

 

[ElFenix]

<--- had an HP calculator


<--- thinks XKCD is 99% lame

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: Nik
WIN that I am not FAIL enough to "get it."

Same. I am very happy that I don't get it.

Of course, now that people have explained that it has something to do with reverse Polish notation on old calculators, it went from "incomprehensible" to "makes a little sense but isn't funny."

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Okay, being polish, knowing most polish jokes, this one becomes lame.

Being an engineer, and following the clues regarding reverse polish notation, I sort of get it... though it's still lame. In fact, the only thing intriguing about it is the fact that it looks like a hot dog, and they had already put mustard on the sausage, rather than off to the side as another numeral or operator.

Everybody knows you don't put mustard on polish sausage.

You obviously don't appreciate the simple pleasure that is a Maxwell Street.

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Damn this is the first time in a while that an XKCD comic is completely lost on me. Someone want to explain this one?

Edit - oh just saw the link above, thanks. But I still don't know what a polish sausage is Oh well, I doubt it will get funny if someone explains it. We always called Polish notation "postfix notation", never heard of calling it polish.

Go to Costco, get a polish sausage from the food court, be enlightened for $1.50 with drink.

man that was always the highlight of going to costco... topping off my grocery shopping trip with an awesome lunch for a frickin buck and a half.

this thread is now about the utter awesomeness that is the food counter at Costco

 

[Colt45]

this is one of the lamer xkcd... doesn't look like polish sausage, looks like crappy american hotdog.

I do heart HP calcs, tho

 

[lupi]

i knew someone that had one of those calculators. omg some of the dumbest crap out there to use it.

 

[n7]

Heh, did not get it.

 

[l0cke]

I got it but did not lul.

 

[IronWing]

Me, HP 32SII RPN calculator, use

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Okay, being polish, knowing most polish jokes, this one becomes lame.

Being an engineer, and following the clues regarding reverse polish notation, I sort of get it... though it's still lame. In fact, the only thing intriguing about it is the fact that it looks like a hot dog, and they had already put mustard on the sausage, rather than off to the side as another numeral or operator.

Everybody knows you don't put mustard on polish sausage.

You obviously don't appreciate the simple pleasure that is a Maxwell Street.

God I love Chicago food. :thumbsup: