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Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:04 • by snoofle
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Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:06 • by Mr R (unregistered)
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Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:09 • by Josephus (unregistered)
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:11 • by JayT (unregistered)
If Keith Judge is reading this I'd love to know which Guildford club that was...?

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:12 • by Abdiel
Texas drought ends [...] due to 6 months of rain.


One could argue that one day of rain would be enough to technically end a drought.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:14 • by Ocson (unregistered)
Everybody knows Adobe Illustrator is the best way to clean baby bottles, but only if you save as PDF.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:16 • by Sean (unregistered)
309273 in reply to 309269
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments...


There were only two or three comments posted at that time. You didn't have time to read them?

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:19 • by Pedants R Us (unregistered)
309274 in reply to 309271
Abdiel:
Texas drought ends [...] due to 6 months of rain.


One could argue that one day of rain would be enough to technically end a drought.


One could argue that it's illegal to technically split infinitives but one would be wrong, making that argument as well.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:20 • by TV Star (unregistered)
John Noble eh? Great actor.
*off to watch Fringe now.*

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:20 • by germinator (unregistered)
309276 in reply to 309269
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:23 • by Josephus (unregistered)
309278 in reply to 309276
germinator:
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.


That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:23 • by Knux2 (unregistered)
The "entire world" cannot be managed because you are not "the supreme ruler of all". Would you like to manage it anyway? Yes/No

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:26 • by germinator (unregistered)
309281 in reply to 309278
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.


That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:28 • by Johannes (unregistered)
Is that ATM trying to tell that it caught a forgery? "A bill thicker than it should be: Engrish"

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:28 • by Leo (unregistered)
309285 in reply to 309279
Knux2:
The "entire world" cannot be managed because you are not "the supreme ruler of all". Would you like to manage it anyway? Yes/No


Yes I would, cookie.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:28 • by frits
It seems as though some random poster from 4chan has hacked Carnival Cruise's website.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:30 • by Anonymous (unregistered)
309287 in reply to 309271
Isn't 6 months of rain in Texas known as a flood of biblical proportions?

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:31 • by Jason Ellis Fan (unregistered)
WTF is this site? I ended up here after doing a web search for "cookies" and "carnival".

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:33 • by Old guy (unregistered)
Drought is not the absence of rain. Rather, drought is an extended period of below-average precipitation.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:34 • by Ollie Williams (unregistered)
[b]IT'S GOIN' RAIN[b]

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:42 • by Josephus (unregistered)
309292 in reply to 309281
germinator:
Josephus:
(...)
That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


umm, no. because the climatologist said that there was rain.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:46 • by shinobu
Just as any real programmer has a VI coffee mug, any graphic artist has an Adobe Illustrator baby bottle.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:46 • by sammy baby
309294 in reply to 309292
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
(...)
That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


umm, no. because the climatologist said that there was rain.


Yeah - specifically six months of rain.

Honestly guys, I don't think that's a WTF. Judging from that chyron, it looks like they're saying that 6 months of consistent rain ended a three year drought that had been affecting 60% of the state. That's not a duh moment, that's actual news.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:48 • by Anon (unregistered)
309295 in reply to 309271
Abdiel:
Texas drought ends [...] due to 6 months of rain.


One could argue that one day of rain would be enough to technically end a drought.


And one would be technically wrong:

A drought (or drouth [archaic]) is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation.


From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought

One small rain storm isn't usually enough to make up for months of low (or no) rainfall.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:50 • by OzPeter
309296 in reply to 309271
Abdiel:
Texas drought ends [...] due to 6 months of rain.


One could argue that one day of rain would be enough to technically end a drought.
One could argue that, but one would be wrong. Droughts are defined in terms of average rainfall over periods of time. So if you had 10 years of well below average rainfall (as compared to say the previous 50 or 100 years) and then one day of excessive rainfall, followed by 10 years of below average rainfall, then the drought would not have ended on that day. However, you might have had a flood.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:50 • by frits
309297 in reply to 309271
Abdiel:
Texas drought ends [...] due to 6 months of rain.


One could argue that one day of rain would be enough to technically end a drought.


It only works that way in Westerns.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:51 • by @Deprecated
309298 in reply to 309292
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
(...)
That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


umm, no. because the climatologist said that there was rain.


I believe the climatologist said that the drought ended because it was not Com patible with rain.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:51 • by A Flintstones episode (unregistered)
Say goodbye, Cookie!

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:52 • by Cookie (unregistered)
309300 in reply to 309299
A Flintstones episode:
Say goodbye, Cookie!

Goodbye, Cookie!

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:54 • by Anonymous Coward (unregistered)
309302 in reply to 309270
JayT:
If Keith Judge is reading this I'd love to know which Guildford club that was...?


Probably the one where Cheryl beat up a toilet attendant.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 09:58 • by DCRoss
309304 in reply to 309272
Ocson:
Everybody knows Adobe Illustrator is the best way to clean baby bottles, but only if you save as PDF.

But you should never leave a baby or small child unattended in the bathroom with Adobe Illustrator.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:06 • by Professor Putricide (unregistered)
Good neeewwwws everyone! The network is flowing again!

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:12 • by BSDPwns (unregistered)
309308 in reply to 309281
germinator:
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.


That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


The expression "same difference" should stop being used.

Moving on... comparing two events with 'same difference' is correct logic in that the difference from event A to event B is identical to the difference from event B to event A. Grammatically you are redundandtly saying that event A and event B differ in some way from each other. You should say, 'SAME THING'.

The other genius part is that the juxtaposition of TWO opposites clarifies your meaning very well; *sarcasm*. Stop saying it please!

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:12 • by pkmnfrk
What, no one commenting on the store display? Obviously, whoever wrote the sign-printing software checked that the new price be lower than the old price.

But, still let the sign print anyway...

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:12 • by SR (unregistered)
309310 in reply to 309307
Professor Putricide:
Good neeewwwws everyone! The network is flowing again!


Like a prison sewer pipe on enchillada night

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:17 • by The Bytemaster (unregistered)
So, after 6 months if rain, we can get the network flowing again?

BTW, note the thickness of my comment.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:21 • by re:me (unregistered)
309312 in reply to 309308
germinator:
Josephus:

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


The expression "same difference" should stop being used.

Moving on... comparing two events with 'same difference' is correct logic in that the difference from event A to event B is identical to the difference from event B to event A. Grammatically you are redundandtly saying that event A and event B differ in some way from each other. You should say, 'SAME THING'.

The other genius part is that the juxtaposition of TWO opposites clarifies your meaning very well; *sarcasm*. Stop saying it please!



Fighting fighting. Same same.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:21 • by Adam (unregistered)
309313 in reply to 309311
The Bytemaster:
So, after 6 months if rain, we can get the network flowing again?

BTW, note the thickness of my comment.


+1 Full post coverage. Nice.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:22 • by Pedants R Us (unregistered)
309314 in reply to 309308
BSDPwns:
germinator:
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.


That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


The expression "same difference" should stop being used.

Moving on... comparing two events with 'same difference' is correct logic in that the difference from event A to event B is identical to the difference from event B to event A. Grammatically you are redundandtly saying that event A and event B differ in some way from each other. You should say, 'SAME THING'.

The other genius part is that the juxtaposition of TWO opposites clarifies your meaning very well; *sarcasm*. Stop saying it please!


Why, you're ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! This is imprecise use of language! Or idiomatic! On an internet thingy! Someone is WRONG ON THE INTERNET! After we've eradicated this usage lions will lie down with lambs and peace will rule.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:26 • by Adam (unregistered)
309315 in reply to 309314
Pedants R Us:
BSDPwns:
germinator:
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.


That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


The expression "same difference" should stop being used.

Moving on... comparing two events with 'same difference' is correct logic in that the difference from event A to event B is identical to the difference from event B to event A. Grammatically you are redundandtly saying that event A and event B differ in some way from each other. You should say, 'SAME THING'.

The other genius part is that the juxtaposition of TWO opposites clarifies your meaning very well; *sarcasm*. Stop saying it please!


Why, you're ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! This is imprecise use of language! Or idiomatic! On an internet thingy! Someone is WRONG ON THE INTERNET! After we've eradicated this usage lions will lie down with lambs and peace will rule.


Good job TDWTF doesn't use this:
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ebay-kindle-ereader-sarcasm-dan-brown,news-6851.html

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:28 • by chewbacha (unregistered)
309316 in reply to 309308
BSDPwns:
germinator:
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.


That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


The expression "same difference" should stop being used.

Moving on... comparing two events with 'same difference' is correct logic in that the difference from event A to event B is identical to the difference from event B to event A. Grammatically you are redundandtly saying that event A and event B differ in some way from each other. You should say, 'SAME THING'.

The other genius part is that the juxtaposition of TWO opposites clarifies your meaning very well; *sarcasm*. Stop saying it please!


meh... same difference

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:32 • by moz (unregistered)
309317 in reply to 309294
sammy baby:
Honestly guys, I don't think that's a WTF. Judging from that chyron, it looks like they're saying that 6 months of consistent rain ended a three year drought that had been affecting 60% of the state. That's not a duh moment, that's actual news.

I'm not so sure about that. The fact that it's still raining would get a bit stale after the first couple of weeks. Six months down the line, it would have to flood somewhere or rain frogs or something to count as news.

On another note, was anyone else disappointed that the dialogue box in the first item didn't have an "If you can manage it" button on it?

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:34 • by Sir Twist
Isn't the Glenfiddich (mmm, single malt) one actually illegal in the UK? That is, advertising a price as "lower" when it is in fact higher.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:36 • by Pedants R Us (unregistered)
309319 in reply to 309315
Adam:
Pedants R Us:
BSDPwns:
germinator:
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.


That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


The expression "same difference" should stop being used.

Moving on... comparing two events with 'same difference' is correct logic in that the difference from event A to event B is identical to the difference from event B to event A. Grammatically you are redundandtly saying that event A and event B differ in some way from each other. You should say, 'SAME THING'.

The other genius part is that the juxtaposition of TWO opposites clarifies your meaning very well; *sarcasm*. Stop saying it please!


Why, you're ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! This is imprecise use of language! Or idiomatic! On an internet thingy! Someone is WRONG ON THE INTERNET! After we've eradicated this usage lions will lie down with lambs and peace will rule.


Good job TDWTF doesn't use this:
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ebay-kindle-ereader-sarcasm-dan-brown,news-6851.html


Like THAT could ever work.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:39 • by RogerWilco
I think the Carnival Cruise thing is because apparently that's what an oil spill looks like if gets into your dropdown menu.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:39 • by golddog (unregistered)
Isn't Guildford where Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect were from?

Keith, you didn't see anyone suddenly drinking large amounts and giving the barman huge tips, telling him he's got about five minutes to spend it, did you?

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:40 • by Roger (unregistered)
309322 in reply to 309308
BSDPwns:


The expression "same difference" should stop being used.

Moving on... comparing two events with 'same difference' is correct logic in that the difference from event A to event B is identical to the difference from event B to event A. Grammatically you are redundandtly saying that event A and event B differ in some way from each other. You should say, 'SAME THING'.


I think it comes from the fact that the difference between A and B in your argument is the same as the difference between A and B in my argument.

I say say the difference between A and B is X. You say its X+1. I think "meh, that difference is near enough the same" and say "Same Difference." See? Makes perfect sense.

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:40 • by csm (unregistered)
309323 in reply to 309307
Professor Putricide:
Good neeewwwws everyone! The network is flowing again!


bite my shiny metal ass!

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 10:50 • by none (unregistered)
309325 in reply to 309308
BSDPwns:
germinator:
Josephus:
germinator:
Josephus:
I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I'd say the drought one is due to the submitter and Alex imagining the word "no" in the sentence "due to 6 months of rain"

No I think the issue here is that they supposedly asked a climatologist why the drought ended and they're claiming all they got back was "because it rained". It's not a very tech-related WTF, but still a WTF.


That could be right, but from the comment above the image, it seems more likely that they thought the climatologist had said the drought was due to there being no rain.

Same difference. Maybe you should think this through a bit.


The expression "same difference" should stop being used.

Moving on... comparing two events with 'same difference' is correct logic in that the difference from event A to event B is identical to the difference from event B to event A. Grammatically you are redundandtly saying that event A and event B differ in some way from each other. You should say, 'SAME THING'.

The other genius part is that the juxtaposition of TWO opposites clarifies your meaning very well; *sarcasm*. Stop saying it please!


8 - 7 = 1
6 - 5 = 1

"8 - 7, 6 - 5? same difference"

Re: Unmanageably Manageable

2010-05-21 11:00 • by Bob (unregistered)
309326 in reply to 309321
golddog:
Isn't Guildford where Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect were from?

Keith, you didn't see anyone suddenly drinking large amounts and giving the barman huge tips, telling him he's got about five minutes to spend it, did you?
#

arrghhh must fight urge to say Ford wasnt from Guildford but Betelgeuse.
Shite messed that up
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