C++ and STL

I think it's bad enough that C++ is a joke that got taken too seriously without someone adding the whoopee cushion of STL onto the side of it, only for MORE people to take it seriously. Yeesh. The only reason I'm debugging this stupid non-compiling C++ is because replacing it with a C library I understand would take too long.

governmental abuse

I got a letter today from the Revenue people asking me to confirm that I'd received my statutory redundancy lump sum from my previous employer. I cut my lip while licking the prepaid envelope provided for my response. I'm sure this is an omen for something or other, but I can't for the life of me figure out what.