#259 - Even More Sorts of Sort

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[Caption: OPEN-MINDED SORT: DOESN'T SORT AT ALL. THE VARIABLES ARE FINE JUST THE WAY THAT THEY ARE. WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE?]
[Signs: FREE YOUR MEMORY / != / DON'T LABEL US]
[Labels: 4 3 24 16]

[Caption: LIBERTARIAN SORT: EVERY NUMBER IS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR SORTING ITSELF. NOTE: NO WORKING IMPLEMENTATIONS]
[Array: 9 | 42 | 8 | 127 | 3]
Number 3: I'M PRETTY SURE I DESERVE TO BE HERE.

[Caption: RUSH-HOUR MERGE SORT: IT'S LIKE NORMAL MERGE SORT, BUT ONE ASSHOLE VARIABLE REFUSES TO MERGE, AND ANOTHER ONE SHOWS UP DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER.]
[Diagram: 3 6 2 -1 9 11 4 0 6 split into 3 6 2 -1 / 9 11 4 0 6, then 3 6 / 2 -1 / 9 11 / 4 0 6, then 6 2 -1 9 11 4 0 ... merging to 3 6 / -1 2 / 9 11 / 4 ... 6; a 13 drives down the side]
[Sound effects: SCREECH HONK HONK]
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