Haiku Error Messages
Topic - November 5, 2007 - 9:34am
In Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft
error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku Poetry has strict
construction rules: Each poem has only 17 Syllables - 5 syllables in
the first line, 7 in the second, 5 in the Third. They are used to
communicate a timeless message, often achieving a wistful, yearning,
and powerful insight through extreme brevity. Here are some actual
error messages From Japan. Aren't these better than "your computer has
performed an illegal operation?"
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The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.
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Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
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Program aborting
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.
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Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
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Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
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Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
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Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.
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A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.
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Three things are certain
Death, taxes and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
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You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
This page is not here.
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Out of memory.
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.
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Having been erased,
The document you're seeking
Must now be retyped.
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Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
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I ate your Web page.
Forgive me; it was tasty
And tart on my tongue
error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku Poetry has strict
construction rules: Each poem has only 17 Syllables - 5 syllables in
the first line, 7 in the second, 5 in the Third. They are used to
communicate a timeless message, often achieving a wistful, yearning,
and powerful insight through extreme brevity. Here are some actual
error messages From Japan. Aren't these better than "your computer has
performed an illegal operation?"
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The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.
-------------------- ------------------------
Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
--------------------------------------------
Program aborting
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.
--------------------------------------------
Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
--------------------------------------------
Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
--------------------------------------------
Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
--------------------------------------------
Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.
--------------------------------------------
A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.
--------------------------------------------
Three things are certain
Death, taxes and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
--------------------------------------------
You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
This page is not here.
--------------------------------------------
Out of memory.
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.
--------------------------------------------
Having been erased,
The document you're seeking
Must now be retyped.
--------------------------------------------
Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
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I ate your Web page.
Forgive me; it was tasty
And tart on my tongue
(8 votes)
May 7, 2008 - 4:31pm
#2
Thanks Andrey,
That is such
Thanks Andrey,
That is such a cool way of looking at things and so much better than the microsoft version...
With love
Jez
May 7, 2008 - 6:59pm
#3
wet pants
Dear Andrey I notice from my superior advantage of being an OSX user, my Mac wont help me to change my wet pants, as one, Rob.
May 7, 2008 - 7:20pm
#4
Thank you for this.....
Laughter helps ease the pain of error messages. Love,Mary
May 8, 2008 - 7:20am
#5
Neat.
That was very fun.
Short, funny ways to express.
I liked it alot.
May 8, 2008 - 3:10am
#6
Every good thing you
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May 8, 2008 - 7:02am
#7
Hey Rob, I'm on OSX too :-)
Hey Rob, I'm on OSX too :-)
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