I returned to an old hotmail account I hadn't used in a while, to ifnd that it needed reactivation. One of the screens had a huge table outlining the advantages of paid hotmail, with a tiny link to reactivate for free at the bottom. Look at one of the CGI variables in the URL itself to boot!


http://lw7fd.law7.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/sbox?upsell=no:p

ROTFLMAO!!! :D

Originally posted by Gwailo
http://lw7fd.law7.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/sbox?upsell=no


I don't get it. :confused:

simX is also going sloooooowlyyyyyy insssssssaaaaaaannnnnnneeeeeeee... :p

Look at the upsell part! :rolleyes:

Well, if simX is going insane, I'm going right along with him. :confused:

You'd think they would use a better variable than "upsell" in the query string. :D

Yeah I guess i'm insane too.... englighten us please.

Originally posted by xoot
simX is also going sloooooowlyyyyyy insssssssaaaaaaannnnnnneeeeeeee... :p

Look at the upsell part! :rolleyes:

I don't find everybody and everything and their kitchen sink funny like you, xoot. :rolleyes:

I KNOW to look at the "upsell" part – it's bold. But I still don't see how it's funny.

Count me in on clueless. :confused:

Me too....

Me three...

Okay, xoot and Gwailo, it's time to tell us what's so funny! The people have spoken! :p

Originally posted by homer
Okay, xoot and Gwailo, it's time to tell us what's so funny! The people have spoken! :p

News flash: It's not. :rolleyes:

Okay, I'll buy that. I still want xoot and Gwailo to explain what they think is so funny.

lol simX :D

Two ways to interpret it:

1. What's the upsell? No upsell.

2. Upsell = Did we sell anything?

Originally posted by xoot
Two ways to interpret it:

1. What's the upsell? No upsell.

2. Upsell = Did we sell anything?

I told all of you it wasn't funny! :rolleyes:

Maybe Gwailo has something else funny for your tastes, SIMx. :p

Wow, I can't believe I spent ten minutes of my life on this thread. What a waste. . . . :rolleyes: :D Gwailo, you've gotta redeem it for me! :D

Originally posted by xoot
Maybe Gwailo has something else funny for your tastes, SIMx. :p

MAYBE it wasn't funny at all, and it still doesn't make any sense. :rolleyes: ;) :D

A. I don't get it

B. It makes no sense

C. its not funny

D. I must also be going insane then

Originally posted by simX
:D

You're smiling... :D

sometimes, people start laughing just cuz someone else is without even getting/enjoying the joke

however, he is probably laughing because it is so pitiful that you think this is funny :rolleyes: :D ;)

Originally posted by xaqintosh
however, he is probably laughing because it is so pitiful that you think this is funny :rolleyes: :D ;)

Bingo.

Originally posted by xaqintosh
:rolleyes: :D ;)

Wrong smiley sequence! simX's is :rolleyes: ;) :D

:p LOL

I wasn't trying to copy his exactly, mine was my sequence of face distortions, not his :cool:

LOL... I guess i'm not out of jokes. :D

Jokes? At best, they would be "idiotic statements". :rolleyes:

All I have to say is, this is not funny at all :)

Not really. :eek: Just a waste of time.

Does anyone have a funny joke? :rolleyes:

Nummi has a lot of funny bumper stickers. :D

We need you, Nummi! ;)

DON'T STEAL
-The governent hates competition.

FRIENDS don't let FRIENDS
****Vote Republican****

MY SON beat up an honor student.

The day Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck is the day they make vacuum cleaners.

Originally posted by homer
Okay, I'll buy that. I still want xoot and Gwailo to explain what they think is so funny. Ok this isn't supposed to be the funniest thing you've ever seen. I just found it interesting that they used "upsell" as the variable name in their query sting instead of something less obviously commercial like "upgrade=no". The page was so geared toward upselling the reactivating user that finding the link to the free reactivation was not completely apparent.

I'm slightly anti-commercial myself...

Seesh laugh a little, yar :p

Originally posted by macguy17
The day Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck is the day they make vacuum cleaners. It was along the same vein at this statement.

I still don't get it... well, you explained it, and I guess I still think it's not that funny.

By the way, my brother has a bumper sticker that reads:

MILITANT AGNOSTIC -- I don't know and you DON'T EITHER!

;) I love that.

Hey, suck is un-censored! :D

"My hockey mom beat up your soccer mom."
"Visualize whirled peas."
"Horn broken--watch for finger."

;)

lol... here in my town they have a hockey bumper saying
"Give blood, plau hockey!!!!!!!!" he he :)
too bad its not donateable blood :p

MY SON beat up an honor student.

I friggin' hate this bumper sticker. What kind of a mental leper would you have to be to want to brag about something like that?

Sometime I will come up with an appropriate retort-oriented bumper sticker, but I have been unsuccessful so far.

-the valrus

A sticker for people > or equal to 1000 posts: "Member of the MacOSX.com Elite"

A sticker for people < 1000 posts: "Member of MacOSX.com"

How about it? :D

you're really obsessed with this 1000 post thing xoot

valrus, how about

Someday your son will work for my son:)

or

Someday your son will work for my daughter:D

ooh i forgot.
hukt awn fonex werkt fore me. I grajueighted.

lol thats great