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mysql> create database woohoo;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> use woohoo;
Database changed
mysql> create table yes(sir varchar(10));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.14 sec)

mysql> insert into yes values ('bla bla bla bla');
ERROR 1406 (22001): Data too long for column 'sir' at row 1