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Posted 19 September 2011 - 07:34 PM
I like children, I just never can finish a whole one, unless it's mine.
CLIENT: “I don’t want it to look like the conventional websites in this sector, I want something completely different and crazy.”
ME: “Okay, sounds great. Have you got any specific ideas in mind?”
CLIENT: “Well, I want the home page to be an illustration of a half robot/ half skeleton woman wearing a metal bra, and it has to be sexy.”
ME: “Um, that sounds pretty cool, but I don’t see how that conveys to people that you sell hair care supplies.”
CLIENT: “Give her scissors for hands or something, I don’t know, that’s YOUR job.”
ME: “Okay, sounds great. Have you got any specific ideas in mind?”
CLIENT: “Well, I want the home page to be an illustration of a half robot/ half skeleton woman wearing a metal bra, and it has to be sexy.”
ME: “Um, that sounds pretty cool, but I don’t see how that conveys to people that you sell hair care supplies.”
CLIENT: “Give her scissors for hands or something, I don’t know, that’s YOUR job.”
Posted 20 September 2011 - 12:55 AM
Best one.
In the midst of building a high def video website for a client:
Client: So, I’m starting to this this video site idea is a bad thing. I just don’t think that broadband penetration in the US is there yet. It’s only 26% in US households.
Me: [Dumbfounded] The US numbers are way higher than that - we presented the data a few months ago.
Client: Well, I found some new numbers that conflict with that data.
Me: What’s your source?
Client: Wikipedia.com
Me: [Mute phone to laugh out loud] Well, I like Wikipedia as much as the next guy, but anyone can just edit the page to -
Client: Look, it’s internet numbers are on the internet. If you can find a more reliable source than that…
I quickly pull up the wikipedia page and -
Me: Hey, quickly refresh the page, the numbers are over 90% now.
In the midst of building a high def video website for a client:
Client: So, I’m starting to this this video site idea is a bad thing. I just don’t think that broadband penetration in the US is there yet. It’s only 26% in US households.
Me: [Dumbfounded] The US numbers are way higher than that - we presented the data a few months ago.
Client: Well, I found some new numbers that conflict with that data.
Me: What’s your source?
Client: Wikipedia.com
Me: [Mute phone to laugh out loud] Well, I like Wikipedia as much as the next guy, but anyone can just edit the page to -
Client: Look, it’s internet numbers are on the internet. If you can find a more reliable source than that…
I quickly pull up the wikipedia page and -
Me: Hey, quickly refresh the page, the numbers are over 90% now.
Posted 20 September 2011 - 01:53 AM
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Hahaha, yeah that one was awesome... It's amazing how retarded people can be. I spent like 2 hours on that site last night.
Posted 20 September 2011 - 01:10 PM
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