Actual things you actually said (or heard) in the last 24 hours

Gotta keep those developers busy.

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I remember sometime we were complaining after an update that all the functionality we relied on had been stripped out of the product. The response: “We streamlined the user experience.”

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That’s a not uncommon usage. Drives me bonkers, but what you going to do?

I have a collaborator in a parallel team whose job title is “serial bug creator”. (That’s not the real title that exists to keep hr happy, and for convincing banks we’re actually adults, but it’s what we see on their profile in stuff, and it’s what would be on their business cards, if they have them.).

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My marriage certificate says “computer wrangler”.

Back on topic: “I was putting off this job because I didn’t feel like doing it, then I discovered I’d already done 90% of it six months ago as a side effect of something else”.

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So this is the week where I have to ask myself if a robot has a prostate.

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“get the calculator! Your brain is wrong!” – My daughter, on being informed that 94 - 10 != 86.

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Well, it is, but only for very small values of 10

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If that ! had been one position to the left the answer would have been a lot less than 86

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Sounds like my 5 yr old son!

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Son, 5: Mummy, I’m going to get married

Mum, 37: Oh really? To who?

Son: Grace

Mum: Does she know?

Son: No, I need her address so I can put it in the SatNav and go to her house. I’m doing when I’m older and more sensible

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That is rather sensible though…

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Yeah, I think there’s an important lesson on consent to be had as well

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“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!”

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“why does your face turn red?”

“does my face turn red when I do this?” (no)

“it looks angry when your face turns red”

(being a “white” parent of non-white kids)

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“Frostmourne is hungry!”

(while waiting for dinner which took longer than expected)

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“Since retiring from her career in the financial sector Michelle decided to pursue her passion for wood.”

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“ Fiona I’m sure would tell you off for not sticking it in deep enough”

This was relating to lateral flow testing honest!

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“There are two houses by Tom’s that look like Christmas has shat on them. They’re amazing”

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There’s usually a couple of those on our street too :laughing:

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Love that phrase “Christmas shat on it” totally getting stolen.

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