A Great Error Message!

Posted on February 18, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

This is what I call a great error message:

I even love the file's name, “ono-freakout.gif”.

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6 Responses to A Great Error Message!

  1. Doug says:
    February 18, 2005 at 4:32 pm

    Yes, but what you really want is the plastic-ono-freakout.gif.

  3. Random Visitor says:
    February 18, 2005 at 6:35 pm

    Yes, it’s funny, unless you’re in a hurry then they could be even more witty and you will still want to slap them.

  4. Kevin Hayden says:
    February 19, 2005 at 1:31 am

    I thought we did a fair job with our error message, too. But I’m biased.

  5. Paul Gowder says:
    February 19, 2005 at 10:52 am

    No, no, no, THIS is clearly the best error message ever.

  6. s.m. koppelman says:
    February 23, 2005 at 2:37 pm

    I’m with Random. Funny, yes, unless you’re in the middle of an aggravating transaction when the site craps out on you.

    I’m similarly underwhelmed by the chatty, slangy text used on Washington Mutual ATMs, which are substantially less funny when it’s after hours and the machine is out of deposit envelopes, cash or whatever. I’ll bet they’re also a hoot to the many visitors to the area whose understanding of English (and Spanish) doesn’t extend to the slang on the ATM.

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