Re the
purim-torah-in-jest questions, see
blog.stackoverflow.com/2008/11/stack-overflow-is-you: "... Funny stuff. We do prefer that questions on Stack Overflow stay on the topic of programming, but as Joel and I have discussed before on the podcast, this is somewhat subjective, and
it’s OK to err on the side of 'fun' every now and then. Not all the time, mind you, but occasional peripherally related digressions that the community enjoys (and upvotes) are perfectly fine. ..."