• Bill P. Godfrey (unregistered)

    This is not a prompt for my comment.

  • Jeff D. Fosure (unregistered)

    I am surprised that the first submission wanted to redact his bike chassis number but not his home address.

  • aircon (unregistered)

    So what? Samsung also makes air conditioners.

  • (cs)

    I think $69.6969696969696969 would be quite an interesting price....

  • Stewie (unregistered) in reply to aircon

    Indeed... http://www.complaints.com/september2003/complaintoftheday.september24.10.htm

    Samsung makes Air Conditioners with remote controls (presumably room air conditioners and not central air).

  • Anonymous Coward (unregistered)

    What good is a reminder if you have to remember it?

  • (cs)
    [image] [image]

    Eye. Bee. Emmmm.

  • (cs)

    My Remote Won't Post This Comment

  • Anon (unregistered)

    This comment doesn't operate my air conditioner

  • boog (unregistered) in reply to aircon
    aircon:
    So what? Samsung also makes air conditioners.
    Yeah, I'm going to call foal on this one. TRWTF that some people think that remote-controller air conditioners are an innovation.
  • Signo (unregistered)

    The remote control one isn't really a WTF. Samsung makes air conditioners that have remote controls. At least they do in Japan.

  • Anon (unregistered)

    Let me be the first to say that TRWTF is Lotus Notes. In terms of WTF'ness, Lotus Notes is at least 100x more WTF'y than VB and PHP combined.

    Which is probably why that web form wanted nothing to do with IBM. Can't say I blame them.

    So really, we need Sean Cheshire to explain Lotus Notes before he goes calling WTF on anything else.

  • Anon (unregistered)

    Hmmm....I wonder where I could get a remote controlled AC? Maybe Samsung makes one? If only dozens of people would comment to confirm that. I'm not quite sure yet.

  • Comic Book Store Phishing Guy (unregistered)
    Please type your Lotus Notes password

    Warning: This is not a prompt for your Notes password.

    Worst. Phish attempt. Evar.

  • Anon (unregistered)

    "IBM Corporation" > 5 characters.

  • Nik (unregistered)

    (I'm putting some text here so that my comment magically becomes not spam?)

    International Business Machines

  • Lulzfish (unregistered)

    Oh God, is Best Buy using binary floating-point cents?!

  • Rich (unregistered)

    Now that is indeed some free thinking insurance. Instead of sending you a traditional pre-typed policy letter, they allow you to create your own (in the "type here" field).

    conventio: One of the obscure protocols used to communicate with Vatican-approved printers, terminals, disk-drives, etc.

  • Rottweiler (unregistered) in reply to Lulzfish
    Lulzfish:
    Oh God, is Best Buy using binary floating-point cents?!

    It is amazing that they're not doing currency calculations with a proper BCD or Currency type!

  • Slobodan (unregistered)

    “I didn't know what to bring so I made cole slaw, it's made out of people... hahaha just kidding”

  • Medinoc (unregistered) in reply to Nik
    Nik:
    International Business Machines
    Finally some guy who remembers IBM is not just an initialism.
  • (cs)

    Given the kind of town South Bend is, it doesn't really surprise me that Fritos are prominently featured on their baseball team's website.

  • (cs) in reply to Anon

    I actually have a Samsung A/C with a remote.

  • Error'd Is Idiotic (unregistered)

    As usual, every one of these is photoshopped.

  • Speaking of passwords... (unregistered)

    Did you know that if you type in your password in the comments, it will only be visible to you? Everyone else will just see stars. See?

  • Leo (unregistered) in reply to Speaking of passwords...
    Speaking of passwords...:
    Did you know that if you type in your password in the comments, it will only be visible to you? Everyone else will just see stars. See?

    *******

    hunter2

  • airdrik (unregistered)

    My comment doesn't trigger Akismet

  • Winkly (unregistered) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    Hmmm....I wonder where I could get a remote controlled AC? Maybe Samsung makes one? If only dozens of people would comment to confirm that. I'm not quite sure yet.

    Yes they do!

  • Bruce W (unregistered)

    Soylent Fritos!!!

  • frits (unregistered) in reply to Bruce W
    Bruce W:
    Soylent Fritos!!!
    +1
  • The Judge (unregistered) in reply to Bruce W
    Bruce W:
    Soylent Fritos!!!
    I DEMAND THIS THIS IMMEDIATELY BE MADE A FEATURED COMMENT!!!!
  • boog (unregistered) in reply to The Judge
    The Judge:
    Bruce W:
    Soylent Fritos!!!
    I DEMAND THIS THIS IMMEDIATELY BE MADE A FEATURED COMMENT!!!!
    If the admins did that, it would be a clear violation of whatever ethereal policies they have put in place. In case you haven't noticed, Bert Glandstorm and Darth comments are deleted, along with references to wooden tables, Irish Girl, etc. Therefore, references to Soylent Green would be equally meme-ish.

    That's right, ladies and gentlemen: we are not allowed to refer to anything else when we write our comments. Doing so bring the damnum of the admins for some tristiquerious reason.

  • (cs) in reply to Slobodan
    Slobodan:
    “I didn't know what to bring so I made cole slaw, it's made out of people... hahaha just kidding”

    Hey, has anyone seen Cole, lately?

    Anon:
    Let me be the first to say that TRWTF is Lotus Notes. In terms of WTF'ness, Lotus Notes is at least 100x more WTF'y than VB and PHP combined

    **** Lotus Notes, now with 7% less WTFery.

  • wtf (unregistered) in reply to Bruce W
    Bruce W:
    Soylent Frits!!!

    FTFY

  • (cs) in reply to Jeff D. Fosure

    Flashmob to Oli's house!

  • David (unregistered) in reply to boog
    boog:
    Yeah, I'm going to call foal on this one. TRWTF that some people think that remote-controller air conditioners are an innovation.
    TRWTF is the linked article, which tries to explain how to build an electronic circuit without showing a circuit or wiring diagram.

    As to Bikesure - it's Freethinking Insurance, so what did you expect? You're not paying for them to think, so you'll have to fill in your own TYPE HERE.

  • Zog (unregistered) in reply to Rottweiler
    Rottweiler:
    Lulzfish:
    Oh God, is Best Buy using binary floating-point cents?!

    It is amazing that they're not doing currency calculations with a proper BCD or Currency type!

    The real WTF is that we're STILL seeing people write software where the type of money is real or float. Sad thing is that this aparently was an improvement on the original, mainframe way of doing things with COBOL ...

    Less WTF but more FFS!

  • Juan Williams (unregistered) in reply to boog
    boog:
    The Judge:
    Bruce W:
    Soylent Fritos!!!
    I DEMAND THIS THIS IMMEDIATELY BE MADE A FEATURED COMMENT!!!!
    If the admins did that, it would be a clear violation of whatever ethereal policies they have put in place. In case you haven't noticed, Bert Glandstorm and Darth comments are deleted, along with references to wooden tables, Irish Girl, etc. Therefore, references to Soylent Green would be equally meme-ish.

    That's right, ladies and gentlemen: we are not allowed to refer to anything else when we write our comments. Doing so bring the damnum of the admins for some tristiquerious reason.

    I guess I won't look for work here, either.

  • English Man (unregistered) in reply to MeesterTurner
    MeesterTurner:
    Flashmob to Oli's house!
    That's cruel, but we could post him some stuff or sign him up to pron mailing lists. Or do a flash-mob-pizza delivery.
  • Steve-O (unregistered)

    The one about the remote reminds me of many of cases from my summer days.

    While I was in University, I worked for a pretty major appliance manufacturer during my summers. I was pretty close with the people who worked in the technical support area.

    I can recall a person calling in to get tech support for the remote control to their air conditioner. For about 5-10 minutes they went through steps to verify that it was working, had batteries, the display came up on the remote etc. When the tech support person finally asked "Can you try the same function using the panel on the A/C just to see if that function works at all?" the (very nice) woman on the other end of the line said "Ok, but I'll have to call you back. It's at my mothers house across town."

    You can't make this stuff up, she was trying to control it from about 20 miles away.

  • anonymous (unregistered)

    TRWTF is that BikeSure's logo looks like a captcha.

  • (cs) in reply to boog
    boog:
    aircon:
    So what? Samsung also makes air conditioners.
    Yeah, I'm going to call foal on this one. TRWTF that some people think that remote-controller air conditioners are an innovation.

    What has that got to do with a baby horse?

    Also IBM = I've Been Moved

  • Web dude (unregistered)

    Why on earth isn't Oli's address redacted?

    Alex we are not YPA ;)

  • (cs) in reply to boog
    boog (unregistered):
    The Judge:
    I DEMAND THIS THIS IMMEDIATELY BE MADE A FEATURED COMMENT!!!!
    If the admins did that, it would be a clear violation of whatever ethereal policies they have put in place. In case you haven't noticed, Bert Glandstorm and Darth comments are deleted, along with references to wooden tables, Irish Girl, etc. Therefore, blah blah boo-hoo blah...
    I know, it's almost like they own this message board and can do whatever they want with it. *scoff*
  • robot (unregistered) in reply to Steve-O
    Steve-O:
    The one about the remote reminds me of many of cases from my summer days.

    While I was in University, I worked for a pretty major appliance manufacturer during my summers. I was pretty close with the people who worked in the technical support area.

    I can recall a person calling in to get tech support for the remote control to their air conditioner. For about 5-10 minutes they went through steps to verify that it was working, had batteries, the display came up on the remote etc. When the tech support person finally asked "Can you try the same function using the panel on the A/C just to see if that function works at all?" the (very nice) woman on the other end of the line said "Ok, but I'll have to call you back. It's at my mothers house across town."

    You can't make this stuff up, she was trying to control it from about 20 miles away.

    I would think troubleshooting of a remote would involve making sure the remote is in range and there are no obstructions.

  • (cs) in reply to elamberton
    elamberton:
    boog:
    aircon:
    So what? Samsung also makes air conditioners.
    Yeah, I'm going to call foal on this one.
    What has that got to do with a baby horse?
    Absolutely nothing. He's just unable to come up with his own jokes. Or username.
  • fasterthanilook (unregistered)

    Dear Bikesure,

    Enclosed is the letter you sent. I typed some stuff in the area specified as requested. Now what?

    Sincerely, Oliver

  • Edward von Emacs, VI (unregistered)

    We used to think that BestBuy would squeeze you for every penny, but now we know better. They'll squeeze you for every trillionth of a penny.

  • Murphy (unregistered) in reply to wtf
    wtf:
    Bruce W:
    Soylent Frist!!!

    FTFY

    FTFY

  • Mike (unregistered) in reply to frits
    frits:
    [image] [image]

    Eye. Bee. Emmmm.

    You just made my Friday, sir.

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