diff --git a/c-programming/jokes/extol.c b/c-programming/jokes/extol.c
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+/*
+ * extol.c [joke!]
+ *
+ * Author: Intel A80486DX2-66
+ * License: Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+enum
+{
+  EXTOL_NORMAL,
+  EXTOL_QUIET
+} EXTOL_MODE;
+
+#define EXTOL_PROTOTYPE "int extol(FILE* f)"
+
+int
+extol (FILE *f)
+{
+  static bool spec_run = true;
+  int result;
+
+  if (spec_run == false)
+    {
+      printf ("\n");
+      return !(spec_run = true) - spec_run;
+    }
+
+  if (f == NULL)
+    {
+      FILE *fs = fopen ("extol.txt", "a+");
+      fseek (fs, 0L, SEEK_END);
+      result = extol (fs);
+      for (result <<= 4; (result & 15) != 15; result++)
+        fputc ('=', fs);
+      result >>= 4;
+      fprintf (fs, "\n");
+      fclose (f);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      result = fprintf (f, "PRAISE THE USER!\n");
+    }
+  spec_run = false;
+  return result;
+}
+
+int
+extol_interface (signed char type)
+{
+  FILE *f;
+
+  f = type == EXTOL_NORMAL ? stdout : NULL;
+  return printf (EXTOL_PROTOTYPE " returns %d\n", extol (f));
+}
+
+void
+extol_quiet (void)
+{
+  extol_interface (EXTOL_QUIET);
+}
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+    printf (EXTOL_PROTOTYPE ": %d\n", extol_interface (EXTOL_NORMAL));
+  atexit (&extol_quiet);
+  return 0;
+}