• (cs)

    too-early-in-the-morning-not-funny-comment-due-to-lack-of-coffee-and-delete-doesn't-work withdrawn

  • Mr R (unregistered)

    Please login properly comment

  • 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"

  • JayT (unregistered)

    If Keith Judge is reading this I'd love to know which Guildford club that was...?

  • (cs)
    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.

  • Ocson (unregistered)

    Everybody knows Adobe Illustrator is the best way to clean baby bottles, but only if you save as PDF.

  • Sean (unregistered) in reply to Josephus
    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?

  • Pedants R Us (unregistered) in reply to Abdiel
    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.

  • TV Star (unregistered)

    John Noble eh? Great actor. off to watch Fringe now.

  • germinator (unregistered) in reply to Josephus
    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.
  • Josephus (unregistered) in reply to germinator
    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.

  • 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

  • germinator (unregistered) in reply to Josephus
    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.

  • Johannes (unregistered)

    Is that ATM trying to tell that it caught a forgery? "A bill thicker than it should be: Engrish"

  • Leo (unregistered) in reply to Knux2
    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.

  • (cs)

    It seems as though some random poster from 4chan has hacked Carnival Cruise's website.

  • Anonymous (unregistered) in reply to Abdiel

    Isn't 6 months of rain in Texas known as a flood of biblical proportions?

  • Jason Ellis Fan (unregistered)

    WTF is this site? I ended up here after doing a web search for "cookies" and "carnival".

  • Old guy (unregistered)

    Drought is not the absence of rain. Rather, drought is an extended period of below-average precipitation.

  • Ollie Williams (unregistered)

    [b]IT'S GOIN' RAIN[b]

  • Josephus (unregistered) in reply to germinator
    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.

  • (cs)

    Just as any real programmer has a VI coffee mug, any graphic artist has an Adobe Illustrator baby bottle.

  • (cs) in reply to Josephus
    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.

  • Anon (unregistered) in reply to Abdiel
    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.

  • (cs) in reply to Abdiel
    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.

  • (cs) in reply to Abdiel
    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.

  • (cs) in reply to Josephus
    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.

  • A Flintstones episode (unregistered)

    Say goodbye, Cookie!

  • Cookie (unregistered) in reply to A Flintstones episode
    A Flintstones episode:
    Say goodbye, Cookie!
    Goodbye, Cookie!
  • Anonymous Coward (unregistered) in reply to JayT
    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.

  • (cs) in reply to Ocson
    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.
  • Professor Putricide (unregistered)

    Good neeewwwws everyone! The network is flowing again!

  • BSDPwns (unregistered) in reply to germinator
    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!

  • (cs)

    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...

  • SR (unregistered) in reply to Professor Putricide
    Professor Putricide:
    Good neeewwwws everyone! The network is flowing again!

    Like a prison sewer pipe on enchillada night

  • The Bytemaster (unregistered)

    So, after 6 months if rain, we can get the network flowing again?

    BTW, note the thickness of my comment.

  • re:me (unregistered) in reply to BSDPwns
    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.

  • Adam (unregistered) in reply to The Bytemaster
    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.

  • Pedants R Us (unregistered) in reply to BSDPwns
    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.

  • Adam (unregistered) in reply to Pedants R Us
    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

  • chewbacha (unregistered) in reply to BSDPwns
    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

  • moz (unregistered) in reply to sammy baby
    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?

  • (cs)

    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.

  • Pedants R Us (unregistered) in reply to Adam
    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.

  • (cs)

    I think the Carnival Cruise thing is because apparently that's what an oil spill looks like if gets into your dropdown menu.

  • 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?

  • Roger (unregistered) in reply to BSDPwns
    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.

  • csm (unregistered) in reply to Professor Putricide
    Professor Putricide:
    Good neeewwwws everyone! The network is flowing again!

    bite my shiny metal ass!

  • none (unregistered) in reply to BSDPwns
    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"

  • Bob (unregistered) in reply to golddog
    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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