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I'd tell you a UDP joke…

submitted by redmat+(OP) on 2026-01-11 22:20:17 | 188 points 50 comments
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1. senthi+E4[view] [source] 2026-01-11 22:44:51
>>redmat+(OP)
Here is an ICMP joke,

- Knock Knock

- Who's there?

- Thank you

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2. bloren+G4[view] [source] 2026-01-11 22:45:04
>>redmat+(OP)
This was out of order.
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3. redmat+95[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-11 22:48:04
>>bloren+G4
Well played
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4. redmat+s5[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-11 22:50:27
>>senthi+E4
If you want to hear a great ICMP joke just ping me
5. damnit+C5[view] [source] 2026-01-11 22:52:09
>>redmat+(OP)
Did I get it ?

Ulster says NO! :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Democratic_Party

https://youtu.be/M1sCNdfMMZA?t=19

6. travis+K5[view] [source] 2026-01-11 22:52:57
>>redmat+(OP)
packets udp bar walk a into
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7. memset+O5[view] [source] 2026-01-11 22:53:20
>>redmat+(OP)
In the same vein, here are some goodies:

- Jon Skeet facts: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9134/jon-skeet-fact...

- Chuck Norris facts: http://www.betterprogramming.com/chuck-norris-programming-fa...

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8. mlhpdx+07[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:00:42
>>redmat+(OP)
There are two kinds of people when it comes to UDP.
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9. Gibbon+2a[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:19:54
>>redmat+(OP)
ght get it liYou mike this though
10. Markus+Ya[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:25:51
>>redmat+(OP)
"get not you might it but"
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11. wizzwi+zb[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-11 23:30:10
>>memset+O5
Bruce Schneier Facts: https://www.schneierfacts.com/
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12. burnt-+Cb[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-11 23:30:34
>>senthi+E4
Failed to shout it loud enough to make an echo. It TTL'ed 3 hops away.
13. blackl+Ub[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:32:09
>>redmat+(OP)
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 :(
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14. burnt-+Wb[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:32:23
>>redmat+(OP)
Put a cork in it.
15. Polize+5c[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:33:19
>>redmat+(OP)
IP UDP we all P for TCP
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16. irishc+pc[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:35:01
>>redmat+(OP)
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”
17. divbze+id[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:41:30
>>redmat+(OP)
Or alternatively:

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

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18. zamada+rd[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-11 23:42:37
>>blackl+Ub
This may not be the exact one you were thinking of but very similar kind of collection: https://attrition.org/misc/ee/protolol.txt
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19. Neywin+Jd[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-11 23:44:57
>>divbze+id
Or alternatively:

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

20. LeoPan+ug[view] [source] 2026-01-12 00:06:28
>>redmat+(OP)
"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?"

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21. CPLX+gh[view] [source] 2026-01-12 00:13:27
>>redmat+(OP)
I'd share my joke about HTTP here, but it makes me feel insecure.
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22. dmurra+Hh[view] [source] 2026-01-12 00:17:10
>>redmat+(OP)
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.

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23. lsc471+kj[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 00:29:42
>>CPLX+gh
Mix it with TLS joke
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24. lucb1e+nm[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 00:52:17
>>mlhpdx+07
Which are those?

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

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25. charci+Br[view] [source] 2026-01-12 01:28:53
>>redmat+(OP)
You can't guarantee delivery of any message. This is the basis of the 2 generals problem.
26. bigstr+du[view] [source] 2026-01-12 01:45:42
>>redmat+(OP)
I can tell you a DNS joke, but be aware that it might take 8 hours for everyone to get it.
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27. kuekac+yu[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 01:47:13
>>divbze+id
> A UDP joke I would tell you... but you might get it not
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28. Izmaki+2x[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 02:03:39
>>LeoPan+ug
This one is the only one among the 10+ I browsed through on the website and read in the comments that actually made me laugh. Good one! Thanks for sharing. :)
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29. d34th0+HC[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 02:45:08
>>lucb1e+nm
those who get it, and ...
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30. omoika+ZH[view] [source] 2026-01-12 03:21:58
>>redmat+(OP)
This looks like a tumblr site, which means you can get all the content on one page instead of having to page through them one at a time:

https://www.codepuns.com/archive

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31. ericcu+iJ[view] [source] 2026-01-12 03:33:25
>>redmat+(OP)
An SQL Query walks into a bar and sees two table....he says "Mind if I join you?"
32. spiffy+tJ[view] [source] 2026-01-12 03:34:57
>>redmat+(OP)
I used this during a "geeky jokes" icebreaker at work. No one got the joke so I just sounded condescending. Lesson learned.
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33. layer8+PK[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 03:47:21
>>CPLX+gh
200 OK
34. kmoser+wS[view] [source] 2026-01-12 05:09:54
>>redmat+(OP)
What did one broke programmer say to the other?

"Hey, buddy, can you paradigm?"

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35. kachap+3V[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 05:35:50
>>travis+K5
ok this might sound crazy, but at first I completely missed the joke because it automatically rearranged the entire sentance into udp packets walked into a bar. I wonder how that works psychologically.
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36. cylemo+fW[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 05:47:24
>>bigstr+du
DNS is slow? or you mean domain updates
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37. fragme+rW[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 05:49:52
>>lucb1e+nm
There are 11 kinds of people that understand binary. Those that understand binary, those that don't understand binary, and those that understand grey code.
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38. lostlo+511[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 06:36:37
>>kachap+3V
> I completely missed the joke because it automatically rearranged the entire sentance into udp packets walked into a bar.

Same here.

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39. w-ll+A31[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 06:54:40
>>cylemo+fW
I've updated the joke, refresh on your end.
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40. DonHop+u41[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 07:04:00
>>Polize+5c
IBM, UBM, we all BM for IBM!
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41. bitwiz+s51[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 07:13:18
>>travis+K5
2 FORTH PROGRAMMERS BAR INTO WALK
42. Zobat+391[view] [source] 2026-01-12 07:50:08
>>redmat+(OP)
There's two hard problems in programming. Naming things, cache invalidation and off by one errors.
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43. jbotz+qt1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 10:38:34
>>kachap+3V
You don't read a word at a time... every typical line of text is taken in with 2 or 3 eye focal points and the meaning of each group of words is determined in a single chunk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccade#Reading
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44. lucb1e+jw1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 11:01:24
>>d34th0+HC
Ah, right! :D
45. yencab+VM2[view] [source] 2026-01-12 17:38:24
>>redmat+(OP)
The great thing about TLS jokes is that you can tell if it's not original.
46. yencab+aN2[view] [source] 2026-01-12 17:39:41
>>redmat+(OP)
The bad thing about reliable multicast jokes is that you're asked to repeat them.
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47. karmak+x13[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-12 18:51:04
>>Izmaki+2x
Yeah most of those "jokes" boil down to taking a common programming keyword and using it in a sentence.
48. 0ldblu+653[view] [source] 2026-01-12 19:08:29
>>redmat+(OP)
The wording I use is "I have a great UDP joke I could tell you... but I don't know if you'll get it".
49. effnor+o44[view] [source] 2026-01-13 02:05:07
>>redmat+(OP)
but ICMP took my beer
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50. redmat+a48[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-14 03:29:19
>>omoika+ZH
That’s correct
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