The Official Funny Stuff Thread™
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@aliceif said:
@Kian said:
Unfortunately they missed the part where a candidate with those skills shows up, and is then given a
planecanoe to pilot.Programmers never get to do the cool stuff.
I dunno, piloting an entire fucking canoe sounds kind of interesting to me.
But they were given a spatula as a paddle and told to paddle up the Grand Canyon in 3 hours.
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entire fucking canoe
as opposed to what? piloting half a canoe? you'll sink pretty fast with half a canoe, i know because of a friend
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Well, I couldn't even notice how ridiculous it was supposed to be. I knew I was supposed to be noticing that, but instead I was too busy rationalizing why the process of hiring Y had to be a shit ton more strict because X and Y are so incomparably different on the levels that the analogy was trying to compare them on.
This is a condition known as: lack of a sense of humor.
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@Kian said:
Unfortunately they missed the part where a candidate with those skills shows up, and is then given a
planecanoe to pilot.Programmers never get to do the cool stuff.
This is a situation where pair-
programmingpaddling actually makes good sense. With two reasonably competent people, it pretty much just works, but doing it alone takes significantly more skill and effort to make progress and avoid going in circles.
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one of these could work too:
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Certainly more useful than the other type of paddle...
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the other type of paddle...
NSFW? That looks suspiciously like a candle holder hanging on a wall I once saw....
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one of these could work too:
Maybe. ISTM that the hull shape of a canoe might get in the way of using a kayak paddle effectively, but that's speculation; I have no experience on which to base an opinion.
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Maybe. ISTM that the hull shape of a canoe might get in the way of using a kayak paddle effectively, but that's speculation; I have no experience on which to base an opinion.
A bit. A canoe has much higher sides than a kayak. And is usually wider. So a kayak paddle is ... awkward. Keeping a canoe straight with a single paddle is really not that difficult. And no, it doesn't involve switching sides.
edit: My parents used to race white water - Dad paddled C1 and C2. Our old Grumman canoe was used enough that the bottom was dented flat. We had fun with that...
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So a kayak paddle is ... awkward.
that's the word.it's possible, but it's not the best option. oh man, i miss my kayak. i should buy a new one
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Keeping a canoe straight with a single paddle is really not that difficult.
You have far more knowledge than I do, so I defer to your expertise. Perhaps saying "significantly more skill" was overstating it. But it does take more skill than pair-paddling, which, for the person in front at least, doesn't require much more (for getting from point A to point B; racing is a different matter) than having enough coordination to not drag the paddle through the water on the forward stroke. (Getting the paddle into and out of the water without splashing yourself is really good for comfort and efficiency, but not absolutely essential to propelling the canoe.)
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pair-paddling, which, for the person in front at least, doesn't require much more (for getting from point A to point B; racing is a different matter) than having enough coordination to not drag the paddle through the water on the forward stroke.
The front person can significantly help with steering too. (just a slight angle on the pull) I remember paddling with some friends who didn't know that which made me work a whole lot harder!
I remember my dad telling me one time when he and his partner flipped - they got their signals crossed and tried to bring the boat back over on opposite sides. And lifted the boat out of the water. (they quickly realized the problem, dad changed sides, and they continued the race)
Oh, I should probably mention they slalom raced (with the gates). It was fun growing up camping by the rivers...
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That looks suspiciously like a candle holder hanging on a wall I once saw
Now you know what it really was.
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Certainly more useful than the other type of paddle...
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Aging comic stars:
http://i0.gmx.net/image/266/31297266,pd=2,h=250,mxh=600,mxw=800,w=300.jpg
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The mouse should have been lounging in the Money Bin…
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The comma abuse, it burns!
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The comma abuse, it burns!
It's poetry or a song, so it's granted a poetic license (class P). The abuse of meter is unforgivable though, especially as substituting “buck” for “dollar” would have fixed it…
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Oldie but a goodie
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A MAN who pretended to be a ghost by shouting "wooooo" at mourners in a cemetery has been fined.
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Police [..] charged Stallard, 24, with using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause distress.
While the incident is funny, making an action as vague as "behaviour likely to cause distress" illegal is more frightening to me than a drunk guy going "wooooo" in the graveyard.
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I don't know about that. It's only a short hop from comma abuse to a full-on homonym attack!
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Something just doesn't sit right here.
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Ooh! I know this one! Popo, right? From Ice Climbers?
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Meal voucher for a delayed flight:
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Press release from the UK Home Office (since corrected.):
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Might have trouble redeeming all 100. It expires in a day.
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Might have trouble redeeming all 100. It expires in a day.
That's only $11.65 or €10.78. At airport prices, that might get you a small coffee.
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I was replying to rc4's correction.
Though I wouldn't have any trouble eating 100 ¤ in a day.
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I was replying to rc4's correction.
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When you see "AntiFemComics" in the signature, you know it's gonna be good.
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Eugh. Didn't see that, but still a valid point...probably got stolen and re-overlayed.
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It's encouraging for my new webcomics site, @IWantToMurderPuppiesComics
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Change it to @IWantToDrownKittens and you're onto something.
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I wish I could like that more than once.
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Here.... I'll like it for you.
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Kylo Ren turns out to not be Han Solo's kid.
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"I'm sorry, you're going to die sir"
"Wha???"
"You literally can't get blood to that side of the face. It's going to fall off, your spine will be exposed, and bone is exposed."
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"Well, can't you just buff it out?"
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Idiot offended by dictionary (there's more on that thread.):
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