Why Do Websites Use Humor in Error Messages?

[misgfool]

I was searching a clip in Youtube and got:

500 Internal Server Error

Sorry, something went wrong.

A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation.

Also, please include the following information in your error report:

Is this really funny?

 

[The Dagda]

I just had that too, must be a system wide problem? Had it about 20 mins ago too. Maybe our PC's are entangled. :)

 

[Math Jeans]

I think that the server error message for icanhascheezburger is funnier:

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Google has always had witty error messages

 

[The Dagda]

This is brilliantly satirical:

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Error_message

“An error occurred when trying to display an error message.”

~ Microsoft Windows Vista on error message

 

[physics girl phd]

I think that the server error message for icanhascheezburger is funnier:

Uber-sweetness! :!)

 

[misgfool]

I think that the server error message for icanhascheezburger is funnier:

I didn't quite get this one. Please, elaborate.

 

[misgfool]

This is brilliantly satirical:

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Error_message

“An error occurred when trying to display an error message.”

~ Microsoft Windows Vista on error message

Good one. USB devices have brought a lot of those "Keyboard not detected, press enter to continue" type situations.

 

[The Dagda]

Good one. USB devices have brought a lot of those "Keyboard not detected, press enter to continue" type situations.

I know it's all very quantum. Computers are not idiots, only the programmers are by definition. GIGO.

 

[Math Jeans]

I didn't quite get this one. Please, elaborate.

icanhascheezburger.com is the lolcat website.

 

[Math Jeans]

Here's a funny one:

 

[Evo]

icanhascheezburger.com is the lolcat website.

That's a great website, I *LOVE* that kitten!

 

[edward]

I had a windows pop up error message that said click here to learn how to avoid this error in the future. I clicked and it said: This error can not be prevented.

 

[Math Jeans]

I had a windows pop up error message that said click here to learn how to avoid this error in the future. I clicked and it said: This error can not be prevented.

I suppose that Microsoft didn't want to take the effort to omit the option where it didn't apply.

 

[cristo]

This is brilliantly satirical:

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Error_message

“An error occurred when trying to display an error message.”

~ Microsoft Windows Vista on error message

From the above link, with caption 'screenshot from a typical PC': http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Errors.png

 

[The Dagda]

From the above link, with caption 'screenshot from a typical PC': http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Errors.png

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