Back in the Middle Ages, knowing what collective noun was applied to a group of animals was taken quite seriously. We all know the common ones, such as herd of cows, a pack of dogs, a flock of birds, but there were plenty of obscure ones like an exaltation of larks, a murder of crows, […]
Tag Archives: Geek Humor
How to speak in Programmer
When they say: “The SMTP mail server may be acting erratically today.” They really mean: “Turn me down for a date, will you? See if you get email anymore.” When they say: “Is that really a good user experience?” They really mean: “You’re cutting into my World of Warcraft time.” When they say: “You haven’t […]
I went to this concert!
Make your own fake tickets with the Concert Ticket Generator. Link via James B.
The Wisdom of Coworkers
Coworker: “Dave, can you look at this Laser printer? It’s broken and I can’t find IT anywhere.” Me: “Yeah, what’s it doing?” Coworker: “Well, {other coworker} sent a color file to this printer but this is a black and white printer.” Me: “So?” Coworker: “Well, you just can’t do that!” Me: “Yes, you can, and […]
1st Level Web Master Spells
Protection against Comic Sans: Protects beginning Web Designers from succumbing to the fetid odor of this most noxious font. Dispel MIDI: Makes the spell caster immune to the dissonant shrieks of embedded MIDI soundtracks on personal homepages. Detect Rainbow: Spell destroys rainbow divider bars. Temporarily dispels rainbow-colored text. Mage Page: Magic spell to dispel popup […]