/ bb | [^ b] {2} / how does it work?

Question

Can someone explain? I read this on a t-shirt :

He seems to be saying, "To be or not to be."

How? I don’t seem to find the "e" ?: P

How exactly is this regex / geeky?

Answer 1

Assuming # for comments:

/ bb # two b's | # or [^ # not b]{2} # two b's / 

Answer 2

Unfortunately, the correct description would be: "two b or not b, not b" ​​or "two b and two not-b" (which really doesn't come close to "to be or not to be").

 /bb|[^b]{2}/ => /bb|[^b][^b]/ 

Of course, “two b or not two b” matches anything if they are expressed in a regular expression!

Answer 3

Read it out loud: "BB, or not B, not B". Or: "Two B, or not two B". Hmm ... not sure if someone wants to check the letter B, I think.