April 1st, 2003
The Top 9 Useless Error Messages
9> Keyboard not found. Press any key to continue.
8> Whoa! Hey! Something went wrong.
7> Mouse signal lost. Click OK to continue.
6> Your monitor is not plugged in. Press any key to continue.
5> Unrecoverable user error. Please replace user and continue.
4> Your attempt to access yet another paid porn site has caused Fatal Attraction XXX. Shut off your computer and go find a real girl.
3> Error: Windows has produced another useless error. Press any key to produce another one.
2> You know, this wouldn’t happen if you had a Macintosh.
and the Number 1 Useless Error Message…
1> You are about to enter the “Totally Free Buck-Naked Supermodels” Web site. Are you sure you want to continue?
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Credits:
Selected from 68 submissions from 24 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 1
Kevin van Houten, The Colony, TX — 2
Fletcher Bumpus, Arlington, TX — 3
Janis Spidle, Kansas City, MO — 4
Chuck Burke, Phoenix, NY — 5, 9
Gideon Griebenow, Potch, SA — 6
Mark Zinck, Grand Rapids, MI — 7, 8
Fletcher Bumpus, Arlington, TX — 9
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 9
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator