diff --git a/cpp/joke_microsoft_operators.cpp b/cpp/joke_microsoft_operators.cpp
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+/* 
+VIM: let g:lcppflags="-std=c++11 -O2 -pthread"
+VIM: let g:wcppflags="/O2 /EHsc /DWIN32"
+VIM: let g:argv=""
+*/
+#include <iostream>
+#include <exception>
+
+void joke( const int x )
+{
+	std::cout << "("<< x << "+1)=" << -~x << std::endl;
+	std::cout << "("<< x << "-1)=" << ~-x << std::endl;
+}
+
+int main ( void )
+{try{
+
+	joke(10);
+	joke(-10);
+	joke(0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+catch ( const std::exception& e )
+{
+	std::cerr << std::endl
+			<< "std::exception(\"" << e.what() << "\")." << std::endl;
+	return 2;
+}
+catch ( ... )
+{
+	std::cerr  << std::endl
+			<< "unknown exception." << std::endl;
+	return 1;
+}}
+