WIN a 6TB Western Digital Black hard drive with El Reg We're into week three of the Western Digital caption competition – so we tested your sense of mirth with a cute critter. Of course there were the references to the meerkats who sell insurance, but lots of people looked at the creature’s hands along the lines of Andy Non: “Hey, who swiped my keyboard?” He also entered “But, …
Give me a chance, I'm still learning Python.
Someone said there was a product round-up on mice here?
Apple's new mouse didn't please all the beta-testers.
The new-look Register website is just charming.
Surely locking with crtl-alt-del is quicker if you need to pop to the loo?
When I said I needed more bytes, this isn't quite what I meant.
BOFH? Pah, amateur...
When I said I wanted to get more hands-on with Python, this isn't quite what I had in mind!
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The "I'm Feeling Lucky" return for "Vulture Pron" search set Syd seething.
Seeking warmth, we here observe a troll in it's natural environment, searching for the next hot topic to set alight.
Syd still wished he'd picked a laptop with discrete GPU as trying to warm up by trolling the "Most read" posts wasn't really working.
The Register: the site with a bite that even reptiles respect
Caption 1. Your passsssword pleassssssse ......
Caption 2. I think we've found why your laptop was rattling
Caption 3. New George Foreman internet-connected grill selling like hot snakes in Arizona
Caption 4: My name is Olga. I am blonde, 23, and I want to meet rich, plump American business-man
Caption 5: Help desk? I'm having trouble with my key combinations
Caption 6: OK - I admit I was exaggerating when I said USB is worse than Untreated Snake Bite
Caption 7: I knew I shouldn't have emailed the boss when I was legless
Janet was determined to help her husband to either overcome his fear of snakes or his crippling pornography addiction.
The password-protected screen saver quit working, so I use this instead.
Huh, a poisonous snake on a laptop. I guess that explains all the dead coworkers.
Huh, a poisonous snake on a laptop. I guess that explains all the dead children.
"I couldn't possibly bite an El Reg hack - little thing called professional courtesy."
Latest addition to the spec - a built-in screen viper.
I always wanted Nokia to port Snake to the PC.
Something wrong with this laptop - I shook it, and it was a rattler.
Just checking the browser hisstory.
It's the Lester Haines Fang Club webinar.
Today's word is "contrived"
The following phrase will help you remember both spelling and meaning;
Cobra
On
New
Thinkpad
Really
Is
VEry
Dubious
*The above phrase is also contrived
**Neither Cobra or Thinkpad were hurt in the taking of this picture as neither were present
Well Officer, what happened here is a clear case of bad communication skills leading to tragic misunderstandings.
The consulting security skills auditor requested that we demonstrate a scaled and persistent pro-active keyboard protection system utilizing only python, and the PFY, always eager to please, did exactly as was requested...
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"Very funny. - Dr. Jones."
"ARRGH! Windows 10! Oh, look! A snake."
"The real reason the complaints about the new Register website went unanswered."
"No. I'm not a viper. No. I'm not a python. I'm a run-of-the-mill, non-venomous, ophidian. I'm sitting here because it's nice and warm. I am not amusing nor do I care to be. Like this laptop I am merely being used to further the advertising goals of The Register. Later on I'll be put back in my terrarium and fed some crickets...perhaps a small mouse or frog. Then I'll sleep for a week. This is my life. Could be worse, I suppose. Like most things, there's less complexity here than you'd expect. And if you're looking for the punchline at the end of this long winded ophidian's monologue, keep waiting. I'm not here to entertain you."
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