• The Nerve (unregistered)

    Frist

    Error: Your comment must be at least 200 characters long.

  • re:me (unregistered)

    First comment cannot be before last comment.

  • (cs)

    "You got your interwebz in my programming library!"

    "You got your programming library in my interwebz!".

    Two great tastes. Not so great together.

  • Drew (unregistered)

    Not frist.

    FristEpicFail.

  • Ralph (unregistered)

    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

  • Nobody You Know (unregistered) in reply to Ralph
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Which one would you pick if you were 5'11" tall?

  • notadummy (unregistered) in reply to Ralph

    I wondered that myself, but didn't want to say anything because it would make me look dumb. But then you said it first, so it's ok.

  • csm (unregistered) in reply to Ralph
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    if you are <any feet>, 10 or 11 inches, you can't choose your height.

  • Imperial Leather (unregistered) in reply to Ralph

    there's no option for 6'10"-6'12" etc

  • (cs) in reply to Ralph
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?
    I'm 5'10" and I feel discriminated against. Also, doesn't cater for midgets.

    [Damn - too slow!]

  • Jim (unregistered) in reply to Ralph
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Inches were invented by someone with 12 fingers.

  • (cs) in reply to Jim

    Probably the same mutant that invented the clock. And he couldn't count past 59, either.

  • Eskil (unregistered) in reply to Ralph
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    They're not metric ;)

  • Jim (unregistered) in reply to Alargule
    Alargule:
    Probably the same mutant that invented the clock. And he couldn't count past 59, either.

    He only had 5 limbs.

  • moz (unregistered)

    Why does Wolf worry about metric inches? The site wouldn't employ Aditya Dev; but nor would they employ Pervez Mushaf (and no, I have no idea why he's on IMDB either).

  • The Nerve (unregistered) in reply to Alargule
    Alargule:
    Probably the same mutant that invented the clock. And he couldn't count past 59, either.

    Well, he(or she) didn't feel the need to divide the circle into more minute(pun intended) pieces.

    All in all, 60 is a pretty nice integer number with lots of convenient divisors.

  • Anonymous (unregistered)

    I'm sick to death of hearing morons breathlessly spew out tired phrases like "OMG EPIC FAIL", "YOO FAIL!!1!", "joo FAYLESELS fefe FAIL!"!"!122!2".

    If my computer starts spitting out this nonsense I'm going to have to start bringing a hatchet into work.

  • The Nerve (unregistered) in reply to Jim
    Jim:
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Inches were invented by someone with 12 fingers.

    Or more likely by a man who wore size 12.

    "Here, lay on the ground, and I'll measure your height with my feet."

    "Hey, good idea: until now I've been measuring with the top section of my index finger. Looks like your foot has about 12 of those."

  • Cactus Powers (unregistered) in reply to The Nerve
    The Nerve:
    Jim:
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Inches were invented by someone with 12 fingers.

    Or more likely by a man who wore size 12.

    "Here, lay on the ground, and I'll measure your height with my feet."

    "Hey, good idea: until now I've been measuring with the top section of my index finger. Looks like your foot has about 12 of those."

    With shoes on, you mean. Oh, and I think inches were based on the width of the thumb.

  • (cs)
    Ruth:
    After seeing the rather unusual validation rule below while trying to book a holiday recently...

    Makes perfect sense when you consider they're offering vacations to the past! Missed opportunity Ruth, missed opportunity.

  • jrh (unregistered) in reply to SenTree
    SenTree:
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?
    I'm 5'10" and I feel discriminated against. Also, doesn't cater for midgets.

    The secret shopper people just don't want to deal with people are x'10" or x'11". It's a know fact that when people that close to the next foot mark become become paranoid that are being discriminated against based on their height.

  • Notorious J (unregistered) in reply to Cactus Powers
    Cactus Powers:
    The Nerve:
    Jim:
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Inches were invented by someone with 12 fingers.

    Or more likely by a man who wore size 12.

    "Here, lay on the ground, and I'll measure your height with my feet."

    "Hey, good idea: until now I've been measuring with the top section of my index finger. Looks like your foot has about 12 of those."

    With shoes on, you mean. Oh, and I think inches were based on the width of the thumb.

    "Hey, guys, I've got a better way. I've got a stopwatch, and I'll measure how long it takes for light to travel the length of your body. Darn, my stopwatch doesn't have enough marks on it."

  • (cs)

    Paul Compton, font tags are not CSS.

  • Derek (unregistered) in reply to Notorious J
    Notorious J:
    Cactus Powers:
    The Nerve:
    Jim:
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Inches were invented by someone with 12 fingers.

    Or more likely by a man who wore size 12.

    "Here, lay on the ground, and I'll measure your height with my feet."

    "Hey, good idea: until now I've been measuring with the top section of my index finger. Looks like your foot has about 12 of those."

    With shoes on, you mean. Oh, and I think inches were based on the width of the thumb.

    "Hey, guys, I've got a better way. I've got a stopwatch, and I'll measure how long it takes for light to travel the length of your body. Darn, my stopwatch doesn't have enough marks on it."

    "...but first, we need to put you in a vacuum."

  • Tom Woolf (unregistered) in reply to Nobody You Know

    But I am 5'8" - why do I have to worry about being 5'11" (unless I am wearing heels, which I don't do in public)...

    But seriously - thanks for pointing that out. I need another cup or three of coffee.

  • Greg (unregistered)

    Fun factoid on the seemingly weird use of the number 12 on clocks, inches in feet, etc:

    Using your thumb, count the knuckles on the same hand. 12! Dates from ancient Egyptians, I believe. You can now count to 24 on two hands. :)

  • CapCity (unregistered) in reply to Imperial Leather
    Imperial Leather:
    there's no option for 6'10"-6'12" etc

    If one were 6'12" then 7'0" would work fine

  • re:me (unregistered) in reply to Imperial Leather
    Imperial Leather:
    there's no option for 6'10"-6'12" etc

    6'12"?

  • The Nerve (unregistered) in reply to Greg
    Greg:
    Fun factoid on the seemingly weird use of the number 12 on clocks, inches in feet, etc:

    Using your thumb, count the knuckles on the same hand. 12! Dates from ancient Egyptians, I believe. You can now count to 24 on two hands. :)

    Yeah, but I have to count to at least 200 to get my search query to work.

  • FlyingSpaghettiMonster (unregistered) in reply to The Nerve
    The Nerve:
    Greg:
    Fun factoid on the seemingly weird use of the number 12 on clocks, inches in feet, etc:

    Using your thumb, count the knuckles on the same hand. 12! Dates from ancient Egyptians, I believe. You can now count to 24 on two hands. :)

    Yeah, but I have to count to at least 200 to get my search query to work.

    You can if you count by |ECL000|SI's

  • (cs) in reply to Greg
    Greg:
    Fun factoid on the seemingly weird use of the number 12 on clocks, inches in feet, etc:

    Using your thumb, count the knuckles on the same hand. 12! Dates from ancient Egyptians, I believe. You can now count to 24 on two hands. :)

    I can count to 31 on just one hand. (Hint: 2**5-1)
  • Bob (unregistered) in reply to CapCity
    CapCity:
    Imperial Leather:
    there's no option for 6'10"-6'12" etc

    If one were 6'12" then 7'0" would work fine

    He must have been thinking of a bakers' foot.

  • (cs)

    Isn't brunette a female-only appellation? Sort of like blond vs blonde? Did they have a corresponding hair color for males or just call it brown?

    I mean maybe it was a female filling out the form, but it's odd to think someone would actually take the time to create gender-specific drop-down boxes for hair colors.

  • Le Poete (unregistered) in reply to Cactus Powers
    Cactus Powers:
    The Nerve:
    Jim:
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Inches were invented by someone with 12 fingers.

    Or more likely by a man who wore size 12.

    "Here, lay on the ground, and I'll measure your height with my feet."

    "Hey, good idea: until now I've been measuring with the top section of my index finger. Looks like your foot has about 12 of those."

    With shoes on, you mean. Oh, and I think inches were based on the width of the thumb.

    Makes a lot of sense for French speaking people, as thumb and inch both translate in French to "pouce".

  • Schmalls (unregistered) in reply to Steve The Cynic
    Steve The Cynic:
    I can count to 31 on just one hand. (Hint: 2**5-1)

    That is awesome. They should start teaching that in elementary schools.

  • Steve (unregistered) in reply to shadowman
    shadowman:
    Isn't brunette a female-only appellation? Sort of like blond vs blonde? Did they have a corresponding hair color for males or just call it brown?

    I mean maybe it was a female filling out the form, but it's odd to think someone would actually take the time to create gender-specific drop-down boxes for hair colors.

    Secret shopper applicants = 99% women.

  • Ian (unregistered) in reply to Steve The Cynic
    Steve The Cynic:
    I can count to 31 on just one hand. (Hint: 2**5-1)

    Or 2047 on both...

  • Ian (unregistered) in reply to Steve
    Steve:
    Secret shopper applicants = 99% women.

    Don't be a dick to female customers because they're more likely to be a secret shopper.

    Don't be a dick to male customers because they're more likely to punch you in the mouth for being a dick.

    Captcha: incassum: Just in case...

  • (cs)

    TRWTF is it takes John C all day to type 200 characters.

  • ObSpinalTap (unregistered) in reply to Nobody You Know
    Nobody You Know:
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Which one would you pick if you were 5'11" tall?

    In other words, monitor resolutions can "go up to 11", but heights cannot.

  • Old Smith (unregistered)

    TWTF is using Samsung TV

  • (cs) in reply to Le Poete
    Le Poete:
    Cactus Powers:
    The Nerve:
    Jim:
    Ralph:
    So.. what's wrong with those height ranges?

    Inches were invented by someone with 12 fingers.

    Or more likely by a man who wore size 12.

    "Here, lay on the ground, and I'll measure your height with my feet."

    "Hey, good idea: until now I've been measuring with the top section of my index finger. Looks like your foot has about 12 of those."

    With shoes on, you mean. Oh, and I think inches were based on the width of the thumb.

    Makes a lot of sense for French speaking people, as thumb and inch both translate in French to "pouce".

    Similar in Spanish. Thumb = "pulgar", inch = "pulgada", which could be translated somewhat over-literally as "thumb-ed".

  • (cs) in reply to Ian
    Ian:
    Steve The Cynic:
    I can count to 31 on just one hand. (Hint: 2**5-1)

    Or 2047 on both...

    Or 26,243 if you use the Egyptian innovation of tristate (non-thumb) fingers.

    Egyptians: originators of FILE_NOT_FOUND.

  • Cough (unregistered) in reply to Steve The Cynic
    Steve The Cynic:
    Greg:
    Fun factoid on the seemingly weird use of the number 12 on clocks, inches in feet, etc:

    Using your thumb, count the knuckles on the same hand. 12! Dates from ancient Egyptians, I believe. You can now count to 24 on two hands. :)

    I can count to 31 on just one hand. (Hint: 2**5-1)

    Useful if you're counting how much porn you've downloaded.

  • (cs) in reply to Steve The Cynic

    And all this time I thought that kid was flipping me off, but apparently he was just telling me he was four.

  • Ken B. (unregistered) in reply to Ian
    Ian:
    Steve The Cynic:
    I can count to 31 on just one hand. (Hint: 2**5-1)
    Or 2047 on both...
    You must find it hard to buy gloves. :-)
  • FuBar (unregistered) in reply to The Nerve
    The Nerve:
    "Here, lie on the ground, and I'll measure your height with my feet."

    FTFY, Sally

  • David Robinson (unregistered) in reply to Ian
    Ian:
    Steve The Cynic:
    I can count to 31 on just one hand. (Hint: 2**5-1)

    Or 2047 on both...

    Are you descended from Anne Boelyn?

    2^10 - 1 = 1023.

  • The Nerve (unregistered) in reply to bobzilla
    bobzilla:
    And all this time I thought that kid was flipping me off, but apparently he was just telling me he was four.

    +1

  • Inigo Montoya (unregistered) in reply to Ian

    You killed my father. Prepare to die.

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