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by monstermonster 4265 days ago
A UDP packet walks into a bar.

A UDP packet walks into a bar.
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BCM43 4265 days ago
A walks UDP packet bar a into.
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danatkinson 4265 days ago
I think this is definitely a more accurate representation of the joke. Although maybe drop one of the words. :)
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TheLoneWolfling 4264 days ago
A walks UDP packet bar into bar.

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nanijoe 4265 days ago
Might make more sense as "A TCP Packet walks into a bar" , since TCP supports retransmissions
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gliptic 4265 days ago
An UDP packet may arrive as two copies. That's the joke.
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mjevans 4264 days ago
Duplication is a form of forward error correction.
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