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submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 72 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Or to quote from a book I own:

This page is accidentally left blank

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I always thought that is funny, but I think they do that to ensure blank pages aren’t skipped by the printer.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 points 4 weeks ago

Probably helps protect the pages before being bound too (at least historically)

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 weeks ago

That would be

This page is intentionally left blank

Theirs is a little different...

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Just once I want one of those to say what it really means.

Please don't return this book, it hurts our numbers. We just had an extra page ¯\(ツ)/¯

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Maybe to avoid all the page numbering after that being shifted?

[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Maybe a play on "This page intentionally left blank" from the IBM manuals

[–] lud@lemm.ee 13 points 4 weeks ago

This is in no way unique to IBM manuals.

The phrase is present in loads of books and in some cases has been for quite a few years.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 weeks ago

That would make sense. It's a playful book with many jokes in it

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the very first page and the second one is page 2

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So then it would affect literally all the pages in the book, if it were removed!?!:-P

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago

Well, it's not uncommon to leave the first page blank or with some generic stuff. Someone else already pointed out that it might be an inside joke

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

meirl