June 13, 2013 at 8:27 am
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Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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June 13, 2013 at 8:30 am
A Dr. Who reference worked into a classic comedy routine by Abbott and Costello, Gail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_gSWTQKE-0
Unfortunately, you have to know something about baseball to get the humor.
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June 13, 2013 at 8:30 am
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Don't talk to me about time. Time is my business.Dixie, I could kiss you for this. @=)
By the way, does anybody else get this cartoon? Or do you have to be just the right age and just the right shade of geeky?
Actually, I do get it. The final panel is him doing exactly the opposite of what he was saying, keeping silent, because he never does talk about those things, and obsessing.
ACK!
I posted the wrong cartoon.
Take a stab at this one, Brandie.
Dr Who?
I don't know...oh wait, he is on third.
Sean got it !! 😀
Yep, it took me a minute too when I first saw it. Hard to recognize Abbot and Costello as stick figures.
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June 13, 2013 at 8:31 am
Sean Lange (6/13/2013)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Don't talk to me about time. Time is my business.Dixie, I could kiss you for this. @=)
By the way, does anybody else get this cartoon? Or do you have to be just the right age and just the right shade of geeky?
Actually, I do get it. The final panel is him doing exactly the opposite of what he was saying, keeping silent, because he never does talk about those things, and obsessing.
ACK!
I posted the wrong cartoon.
Take a stab at this one, Brandie.
Dr Who?
I don't know...oh wait, he is on third.
That's exactly what it's referring to. Doctor Who mixed in with Abbott & Costello.
June 13, 2013 at 8:35 am
Steve Thompson-454462 (6/13/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (6/13/2013)
jasona.work (6/13/2013)
Why can I picture something like that actually being buried in the depths of the SQL / SSIS code?One of those little "bored programmer" things that's hidden in a comment somewhere...
I had to build a data scrub the other day for a database we're bringing down from production to our Dev/Test environments. I peppered it with science fiction references because I couldn't be bothered to be more creative. By the time I was finished writing it, I was cackling with mad glee and wondering if any of our testers would get the jokes.
There's been no testing yet, so I haven't heard anything yet. But I'm counting down the days... @=)
EDIT: Mr. Skroob's account password is 1234. +100 to anyone who gets the reference.
Was there a Products table? If so, I hope it had a row for Spaceballs - The Flame Thrower!
In that database, what you would think of as the Products table is actually called "Moychandise".
Jason Wolfkill
June 13, 2013 at 8:38 am
wolfkillj (6/13/2013)
Steve Thompson-454462 (6/13/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (6/13/2013)
jasona.work (6/13/2013)
Why can I picture something like that actually being buried in the depths of the SQL / SSIS code?One of those little "bored programmer" things that's hidden in a comment somewhere...
I had to build a data scrub the other day for a database we're bringing down from production to our Dev/Test environments. I peppered it with science fiction references because I couldn't be bothered to be more creative. By the time I was finished writing it, I was cackling with mad glee and wondering if any of our testers would get the jokes.
There's been no testing yet, so I haven't heard anything yet. But I'm counting down the days... @=)
EDIT: Mr. Skroob's account password is 1234. +100 to anyone who gets the reference.
Was there a Products table? If so, I hope it had a row for Spaceballs - The Flame Thrower!
In that database, what you would think of as the Products table is actually called "Moychandise".
<snicker>
June 13, 2013 at 9:05 am
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Sean Lange (6/13/2013)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Don't talk to me about time. Time is my business.Dixie, I could kiss you for this. @=)
By the way, does anybody else get this cartoon? Or do you have to be just the right age and just the right shade of geeky?
Actually, I do get it. The final panel is him doing exactly the opposite of what he was saying, keeping silent, because he never does talk about those things, and obsessing.
ACK!
I posted the wrong cartoon.
Take a stab at this one, Brandie.
Dr Who?
I don't know...oh wait, he is on third.
Sean got it !! 😀
I had not seen that one before but it is pretty darned funny!!! Thanks for sharing.
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June 13, 2013 at 9:19 am
dwain.c (6/12/2013)
I can only imagine what it must be like to have SQL Server running in some non-English language. MS probably translated the obtuse into the indecipherable.
Maybe the error messages are perfect in other languages, and it's only when in English that they become so obtuse.
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
June 13, 2013 at 9:22 am
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dwain.c (6/12/2013)
I can only imagine what it must be like to have SQL Server running in some non-English language. MS probably translated the obtuse into the indecipherable.Maybe the error messages are perfect in other languages, and it's only when in English that they become so obtuse.
That makes a lot of sense. It does seem like some of the error messages where written in Swahili first and then translated to English by a non-native speaker. 🙂
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June 13, 2013 at 9:22 am
WayneS (6/13/2013)
dwain.c (6/12/2013)
I can only imagine what it must be like to have SQL Server running in some non-English language. MS probably translated the obtuse into the indecipherable.Maybe the error messages are perfect in other languages, and it's only when in English that they become so obtuse.
BLASPHEMER!
June 13, 2013 at 9:22 am
There are two kinds of hyphens. The en hyphen which is the key on the keyboard and the em hyphen, which is longer and not on the keyboard. Why, oh why do word processors and email systems change en hyphens to em hyphens? If I cut and paste a hyphen into an insert into a table and then search that table with the keyboard, there's no match because they're two different characters!
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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams
June 13, 2013 at 9:33 am
Stefan Krzywicki (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Sean Lange (6/13/2013)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Don't talk to me about time. Time is my business.Dixie, I could kiss you for this. @=)
By the way, does anybody else get this cartoon? Or do you have to be just the right age and just the right shade of geeky?
Actually, I do get it. The final panel is him doing exactly the opposite of what he was saying, keeping silent, because he never does talk about those things, and obsessing.
ACK!
I posted the wrong cartoon.
Take a stab at this one, Brandie.
Dr Who?
I don't know...oh wait, he is on third.
Sean got it !! 😀
Yep, it took me a minute too when I first saw it. Hard to recognize Abbot and Costello as stick figures.
Pretty sure who is on first.
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June 13, 2013 at 9:53 am
Grant Fritchey (6/13/2013)
Stefan Krzywicki (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Sean Lange (6/13/2013)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (6/13/2013)
The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)
Don't talk to me about time. Time is my business.Dixie, I could kiss you for this. @=)
By the way, does anybody else get this cartoon? Or do you have to be just the right age and just the right shade of geeky?
Actually, I do get it. The final panel is him doing exactly the opposite of what he was saying, keeping silent, because he never does talk about those things, and obsessing.
ACK!
I posted the wrong cartoon.
Take a stab at this one, Brandie.
Dr Who?
I don't know...oh wait, he is on third.
Sean got it !! 😀
Yep, it took me a minute too when I first saw it. Hard to recognize Abbot and Costello as stick figures.
Pretty sure who is on first.
Yeah, "I don't know" is on third.
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June 13, 2013 at 9:55 am
dwain.c (6/12/2013)
SQLRNNR (6/12/2013)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/12/2013)
jasona.work (6/12/2013)
I have to wonder how often Gail and the other pros here get frustrated with people asking questions where the answer is in the message SQL spit out?Speaking for me, rarely. I think sometimes it's easy to misinterpret or not understand the error message and think there's more to it. Especially when many of the error messages are just crappy.
yes, many of the errors are less descriptive than desirable.
I can only imagine what it must be like to have SQL Server running in some non-English language. MS probably translated the obtuse into the indecipherable.
That reminds me, I need to finish my VM setup in another language - OS thru SQL. I believe some of the errors are still in english - making the adventure all the more fun for those who don't speak English.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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June 13, 2013 at 9:59 am
Brandie Tarvin (6/13/2013)
jasona.work (6/13/2013)
Why can I picture something like that actually being buried in the depths of the SQL / SSIS code?One of those little "bored programmer" things that's hidden in a comment somewhere...
I had to build a data scrub the other day for a database we're bringing down from production to our Dev/Test environments. I peppered it with science fiction references because I couldn't be bothered to be more creative. By the time I was finished writing it, I was cackling with mad glee and wondering if any of our testers would get the jokes.
I've been doing similar things in my code of late. Occasionally a question comes back "Are you serious with that code?"
To which I laugh and say yes. 😀
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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