What will baby's name be?
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This isn't a huge WTF, but it's cute. I just registered at ABC.com - the form asked for my email, DOB, and password. I get this confirmation email:
Dear null null,
Welcome to ABC.com!
Congratulations. By signing up for free membership with
ABC.com, you've proven you're a bona fide TV aficionado who
likes being in the know. And we intend to keep you there with
exclusive inside access to ABC's top shows and stars. Check
out these special member benefits!I want to call my kid null null.
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I get emails once a month from a certain discount hotel reservations website that begins:
Dear, NULL
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As much as names like "Null Schwartz" amuse me, you know the poor kid would have an awful rough time in school.
"What's your name?"
"Null"
"What does null mean?"
"Zero."
On a similar note, I know a programmer who named his kid "Remmy". I always wondered if it was some how related to the REM style of comment delimeter. Which brings me to this comic:
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[quote user="merreborn"]
As much as names like "Null Schwartz" amuse me, you know the poor kid would have an awful rough time in school.
"What's your name?"
"Null"
"What does null mean?"
"Zero."
[/quote]
On a similar note, I know a programmer who named his kid "Remmy". I always wondered if it was some how related to the REM style of comment delimeter. Which brings me to this comic:
Nice! :) Today, I'll start "commenting" uninteresting things around me here...
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Major Major Major Major!
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Réné is a French name. Remmy might be it's English distorted equivalent..
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you're right.. kind of. Its French, but doesn't seem to be related to Rene (at least as far as i can tell)
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[quote user="neven"]
This isn't a huge WTF, but it's cute. I just registered at ABC.com - the form asked for my email, DOB, and password. I get this confirmation email:
Dear null null,
Welcome to ABC.com!
Congratulations. By signing up for free membership with
ABC.com, you've proven you're a bona fide TV aficionado who
likes being in the know. And we intend to keep you there with
exclusive inside access to ABC's top shows and stars. Check
out these special member benefits!I want to call my kid null null.
[/quote]
I think I'll stick with my original plan for my first child, his/her middle name WILL be "Danger".
Noone can stop me
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[quote user="merreborn"]
On a similar note, I know a programmer who named his kid
"Remmy". I always wondered if it was some how related to the REM
style of comment delimeter. Which brings me to this comic:[/quote]
This is one thing where VB has the C syntax languages beat. You just need the tip of your middle finger to do a ' gesture. It has the added benefit of unintentionally getting the message accross to the recipient, too!
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can someone explain the joke in this comic strip? 'cos i really don't get it. But for some reason I still find it funny...
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[quote user="bobday"]can someone explain the joke in this comic strip? 'cos i really don't get it. But for some reason I still find it funny...
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<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Favor. "Commented!". Hand Gesture. Green. End of Problem.
</font>
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@Belcat said in What will baby's name be?:
Réné is a French name. Remmy might be it's English distorted equivalent..
Interesting foreshadowing.
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@jinpa Say, how do you even find these threads?
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@Rhywden I pick a random number, and go to https://what.thedailywtf.com/topic/<x>
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@merreborn said in What will baby's name be?:
"What's your name?"
"Null"
"What does null mean?"
"Zero."
No it doesn't.
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@dcon said in What will baby's name be?:
@merreborn said in What will baby's name be?:
"What's your name?"
"Null"
"What does null mean?"
"Zero."
No it doesn't.
Trying to explain undefined to young classmates would be interesting but difficult. It's almost a philosophical concept.
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@Rhywden said in What will baby's name be?:
@jinpa Say, how do you even find these threads?
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@jinpa Seems easy enough. Ask them if they know what it means. When they say no, say "see?".
In other news, you're almost a philosophical concept.
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@jinpa said in What will baby's name be?:
@Rhywden I pick a random number, and go to https://what.thedailywtf.com/topic/<x>
Isn't that illegal?
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@Gribnit said in What will baby's name be?:
@jinpa said in What will baby's name be?:
@Rhywden I pick a random number, and go to https://what.thedailywtf.com/topic/<x>
Isn't that illegal?
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@dcon said in What will baby's name be?:
@merreborn said in What will baby's name be?:
"What's your name?"
"Null"
"What does null mean?"
"Zero."
No it doesn't.
In Germany it does.
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@Rhywden said in What will baby's name be?:
@dcon said in What will baby's name be?:
@merreborn said in What will baby's name be?:
"What's your name?"
"Null"
"What does null mean?"
"Zero."
No it doesn't.
In Germany it does.
In Dutch
null
is sometimes translated asnil
for that reason. Which doesn't really help.
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@PleegWat said in What will baby's name be?:
In Dutch
null
is sometimes translated asnil
for that reason. Which doesn't really help.
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@jinpa said in What will baby's name be?:
@dcon said in What will baby's name be?:
@merreborn said in What will baby's name be?:
"What's your name?"
"Null"
"What does null mean?"
"Zero."
No it doesn't.
Trying to explain undefined to young classmates would be interesting but difficult. It's almost a philosophical concept.
Teaching can never start too early.