I am the creator of five cent cigars,
The creator of an American-Chinese dish.
I am a Navy Rear Admiral,
the creator of a programming excuse.
But very simply, I am a container,
A funnel for everyday objects.
What/who am I?
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a Hopper
I am the creator of five cent cigars,
Edward Hopper created the painting Nighthawks of a corner diner at the top of whose sign is advertised "Only 5¢ — PHILLIES" (cigars).
The creator of an American-Chinese dish.
Edward Hopper also created a painting called "Chop Suey".
I am a Navy Rear Admiral,
US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
the creator of a programming excuse.
Grace Hopper (yup, same one), per OP, "created the first compiler, and compiling is a programming excuse as shown in xkcd #303: Compiling." (She also popularized the term "bug" in the programming sense, my original answer here.)
But very simply, I am a container,
A funnel for everyday objects.
A hopper is a chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel-shaped with an opening at the lower part
And, finally, the title
is itself, of course, a jumpy play on Hopper.
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$\begingroup$ the programming excuse is actually a reference to xkcd $\endgroup$– blehCommented Dec 19, 2016 at 2:27
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$\begingroup$ @bleh Huh. Which one? (My answer here was just a coincidence then? Cuz ... well .. it completely works hehe) $\endgroup$– Rubio ♦Commented Dec 19, 2016 at 2:30
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$\begingroup$ Fine, ill give it to you- its a compiler, that chair-sword-fighting comic where the boss asks what they are doing, and he replies "Compiling!" $\endgroup$– blehCommented Dec 19, 2016 at 2:32
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$\begingroup$ I believe you're referring to this one: xkcd.com/303. The author of this webcomic is Randall Munroe. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 19, 2016 at 2:36