I'm just going to have to hold my hand up on this epic facepalm

Neil3030

My slightly more tech savvy friend was swamped today so I was charged with finding a programmer for a project we are working on.

I put the job on elance and have been responding to a few consequent queries that came my way.

Now I should have pointed out - he has scarcely little time for XML. Important point that.

So anyway, I was stumped with one question, relating to inter server communication so i sent him a quick email.

His response:

"I’ve no problem with whatever the developer wants to design the interface with... Since the interface will probably communicate with the server on our side using <spit>XML</spit> it is completely up to the developer."

Now of course, gob****e here thought <spit>XML</spit> was some type of code....

So in sum, I've told at least three or four programmers, in the midst of otherwise formal, professional communication, that "the interface will probably communicate with the calling server on our side using <spit>XML</spit>, please get back to me if you've any queries."

Celly Smunt

is this some kind of sick joke?

phasers

Huh?

katnia

I was going to respond, but this has just bored me too much to bother...

King Felix

Could you repeat that again in English please, OP?

Louthdrog

Facepalm at your attempt of a facepalm story.

DOC09UNAM

phasers wrote: »

Huh?

I get it OP, it was funny, you are a fool. (does that help)

alwaysadub

Now that's a facepalm.
Sickener OP.

Superbus

You should be ashamed of yourself.

bronte

Oooh an all seeing eye.

kfallon

The minute I saw the word 'programmer' I stopped reading

phasers

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

I get it OP, it was funny, you are a fool. (does that help)

I don't even understand what you said.

00112984

I read it.
I got it.
I just didn't find it funny.

Sorry OP.

MagicMarker

C:/DOS C:/DOS/RUN RUN/DOS/RUN

Superbus

Oh, I get it now.

Not an earth-shattering mistake tbh...

mikom

I like turtles.

phasers

... Anyway, what's everyone's favourite humming noise?

sligopark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsrK6P9QvI

wish I knew how to embed

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Smug techy nerd forum --->

Dave D

Ha, I found it funny. Would love to see the programmers faces upon seeing <spit>XML</spit> :pac:

My name is URL

Don't worry, they'll probably get the <joke> that went over your head =p

Donkey Oaty

As Jimmy Carr would say, it's probably best not to open with it.

alwaysadub

sligopark wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsrK6P9QvI

wish I knew how to embed

If you click the you tube button on top,and put the bit at the end of the link-the bit after the '=' in between the brackets it should come out:

Snowie

Neil3030 wrote: »

My slightly more tech savvy friend was swamped today so I was charged with finding a programmer for a project we are working on.

I put the job on elance and have been responding to a few consequent queries that came my way.

Now I should have pointed out - he has scarcely little time for XML. Important point that.

So anyway, I was stumped with one question, relating to inter server communication so i sent him a quick email.

His response:

"I’ve no problem with whatever the developer wants to design the interface with... Since the interface will probably communicate with the server on our side using <spit>XML</spit> it is completely up to the developer."

Now of course, gob****e here thought <spit>XML</spit> was some type of code....

So in sum, I've told at least three or four programmers, in the midst of otherwise formal, professional communication, that "the interface will probably communicate with the calling server on our side using <spit>XML</spit>, please get back to me if you've any queries."

one day i may know what you mean in about two years i promise il pm you and and make fun of you :cool:......

Kidchameleon

You can define your own tags in XML, that's what its all about really. So <spit> </spit> could be a real tag...

gogo

Ifs its any use to you I thought it was funny op

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Oh hang on, I get it now! Long face! Very good!!

kfallon

fonecrusher1

If you have no garlic bread at hand but want some badly just spread some garlic butter on a slice of bread & toast it. Same thing really.

If you've no garlic butter just rub a clove of garlic on a piece of toasted bread.

If you have no garlic.

Your fcuked.

pebbles21

mikom wrote: »

I like turtles.

Im more of a Tortoise man myself..

What you call a girl with a Tortoise on her back?.....

Michelle!:o


OP? WTF?

Cheap Thrills!

Yeh, but turtles are amphibious n'all wheras tortoises mainly live on the nature table in school and eat wilty lettuce and celery.

No, it seems clear to me that turtles are definitely better. :cool:

Mr Benevolent

OP if you ever had any credibility on AH it's gone now. Stupidest facepalm ever, mainly because no-one gives a flying shit about programming. You couldn't have done worse if you'd titled the thread TITS!! and given us chess jokes. Super fail, I believe the term is.

bohsboy

Dubnobasswithmyheadman

bonerm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RNW90Q2YJk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOynxd76eU

mink_man

only stephen hawkings would get that story.

ronkmonster

mink_man wrote: »

only stephen hawkings would get that story.

or programmers

not really epic though. and probably would have been better in the development forum

stovelid

I've got a hilarious one about relational databases....wait a minute, where's everybody gone?

ronkmonster

I'm here.








Looks like it's just us two

Dave D

ronkmonster wrote: »

I'm here.
Looks like it's just us two

And Im the third wheel!! :P

andrew

There was probably a day when most of the people on boards would've gotten this joke. Now it's full of 'normies.'

GTE

The Picard double facepalm was so damn funny!
Im sure you will be able to get over it but everytime you see a facepalm pic you may get a flashback.

Dudess

MagicMarker wrote: »

C:/DOS C:/DOS/RUN RUN/DOS/RUN

What I thought of straightaway...

Ironic avatar btw.

dvpower

<ffs>WTF</ffs>

Agricola

I love a good nerd in-joke. This wasnt one though Im afraid.

dr gonzo

I understand that most people do not seem to find the story very amusing but can someone please explain...?

stovelid

andrew wrote: »

There was probably a day when most of the people on boards would've gotten this joke. Now it's full of 'normies.'

Thank fuck.

Neil3030

dr gonzo wrote: »

I understand that most people do not seem to find the story very amusing but can someone please explain...?

You know when people dislike something they sometimes spit on the ground before saying its name?

Basically by saying <spit>XML</spit> he meant to say, "they'll be using **SPITS ON THE GROUND** XML."

I thought the <spit></spit> actually meant something meaningful in coding/programming and left it in a few emails I sent to developers.

pickarooney

stovelid wrote: »

I've got a hilarious one about relational databases....wait a minute, where's everybody gone?

I've written a whole book of these. It was so successful I'm now working on the SQL.

Fago!

What's worse is the dorks that understood it, found it funny and then thanked the post.

Feeona

I remember this one time in Chemistry lab, I leaned on the bench on what I thought was H2O, but it actually turned out to be HNO3. Oh how we laughed on the way to the burns unit.

The stories I could tell.

:cool::o


Oh well, I suppose you had to be there

yermanoffthetv

I was saying boo-urns