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MisterTweak		2013-02-25 09:51:22 PM

Ok, that gave me a good chuckle. Which got bigger. and bigger.

Local Man		2013-02-25 10:15:43 PM

MisterTweak: Ok, that gave me a good chuckle. Which got bigger. and bigger.

And bigger.

Triumph		2013-02-25 10:17:56 PM

^₊₁

Triumph		2013-02-25 10:19:47 PM

Kyro		2013-02-25 10:21:01 PM

Philbb		2013-02-25 10:35:57 PM

davidphogan		2013-02-25 10:38:30 PM

Local Man: MisterTweak: Ok, that gave me a good chuckle. Which got bigger. and bigger.

And bigger.

It's like a reverse DMV eye test.

choo		2013-02-25 10:39:19 PM

Works fine in Internet Explorer actually. FrontPage rules!

Lor M. Ipsum		2013-02-25 10:46:31 PM

I'm looking at the page source, and I can't find it...what the devil is causing this?

Lor M. Ipsum		2013-02-25 10:53:29 PM

I mean, I see a bunch of header and font tags that aren't closed (and width tags...wtf?), but as far as I knew, not closing an html tag was just bad form and mucked up parsing. I didn't know...this...could happen

choo		2013-02-25 10:55:57 PM

Lor M. Ipsum: I'm looking at the page source, and I can't find it...what the devil is causing this?

http://www.choosepp.net/embroid.html

Header tags weren't closed. And I'm not sure why there's a frickin' center tag around everything.

Dallymo		2013-02-25 10:56:58 PM

It's like the sewing instructor lives next to the railyard and she has to speak louder and louder and louder as a train rumbles by.

Raging Thespian		2013-02-26 12:19:18 AM

That was the text equivalent of In The Hall of the Mountain King.

Dallymo		2013-02-26 12:27:01 AM

True story, George Lucas's mom owns that store.

/not a true story

Xcott		2013-02-26 12:40:06 AM

"What the hell is that?"
"Oh, I'm just reading an article on the Internet."

/Sorry

Makh		2013-02-26 12:50:04 AM

Still a better love story than Twilight.

staplermofo		2013-02-26 12:56:16 AM

This could be the red white and blue talking, but I have never LOVED MY COUNTRY MORE!!!

Shadow Blasko		2013-02-26 01:03:21 AM

That is fantastic.

Shadow Blasko		2013-02-26 01:06:17 AM

Just realized... Whoever runs that page is gonna wonder "What the HELL is with all the traffic?"

*assuming some fark friendly web designer is not on the phone with this place at 8AM offering to fix their crap site.. for a reasonable fee...

Revek		2013-02-26 01:22:56 AM

It would be how many pages printed out?

/I guess they sew sew sew so they don't know know know

Revek		2013-02-26 01:23:55 AM

Shadow Blasko: Just realized... Whoever runs that page is gonna wonder "What the HELL is with all the traffic?"

*assuming some fark friendly web designer is not on the phone with this place at 8AM offering to fix their crap site.. for a reasonable fee...

Hey! That's my idea.

unlikely		2013-02-26 01:29:56 AM

I totally didn't already send that mail.

Damn you, Shadow Blasko!

davidphogan		2013-02-26 01:31:07 AM

Xcott: [i778.photobucket.com image 568x410]

"What the hell is that?"
"Oh, I'm just reading an article on the Internet."

/Sorry

Will you really get in trouble for looking at a piece of A on the internet?

Mr. Coffee Nerves		2013-02-26 01:31:52 AM

You should hear them pledge allegiance to the flag.

Ghastly		2013-02-26 02:30:16 AM

It was like a backwards eye chart.

Krieghund		2013-02-26 02:31:12 AM

Xcott: "Oh, I'm just reading an article on the Internet."

cache.ohinternet.com

fusillade762		2013-02-26 02:33:34 AM

I'm literally crying laughing right now.

johncgresham		2013-02-26 02:34:22 AM

rfenster		2013-02-26 02:38:21 AM

That was totally wicked!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esKJrQZncWY

Yuri Futanari		2013-02-26 02:38:35 AM

This is my favorite thing on the internet for this week.

Shmopee		2013-02-26 02:41:50 AM

I kept expecting to it turn into the star child at some point...
/not entirely sure it didn't.

100 Watt Walrus		2013-02-26 02:43:02 AM

Yuri Futanari: This is my favorite thing on the internet for this week.

this
this
this

Fluorescent Testicle		2013-02-26 02:43:04 AM

I hereby dub this lunacy "Font Hulking."

Squik2		2013-02-26 02:44:22 AM

rolladuck		2013-02-26 02:46:29 AM

I do truly miss the days when pages were hand-coded, content was static, ads meant you had hit it big (or had lots of gullible investors) and browsers just browsed. And geocities was fun (albeit broken as shiat).
I get sad that the internet of old is but a memory, and in thirty years, few people will remember it, and its already completely out of reach.
At least with an old car, you can get that nostalgic feeling if you have one. That is gone forever with the web.
And then occasionally you come across one of these pages.

Shrinkwrap		2013-02-26 02:47:18 AM

BILLY MAYS HERE!

Skr		2013-02-26 02:47:23 AM

Got a growing chuckle out of me. Hope no one tries to print out those instructions heh

Notabunny		2013-02-26 02:47:41 AM

fta If a problem persists, we recommend that you contact Sewing and Embroidery Warehouse

Ok. I'll check back later.

Z-clipped		2013-02-26 02:48:42 AM

Raging Thespian: That was the text equivalent of In The Hall of the Mountain King.

Hell yes, it is.

Ivo Shandor		2013-02-26 02:51:20 AM

W3C validator says: 424 errors, 1 warning.

kevstercsu		2013-02-26 02:51:24 AM

The disclaimer at the end is just icing on the cake for me.

SpdrJay		2013-02-26 02:51:55 AM

Some physicists claim that the Big Bang originated this way.

Thraeryn		2013-02-26 02:55:45 AM

Oh, my. That was fun. Gotta make sure my girlfriend sees this.

alienated		2013-02-26 02:55:54 AM

not really, but then again- many times i just dont give a monkeys mister, subby. Yeah, i can be a lazy one. deal- I will be the go to girl in an emergency, and then Its on.

OgreMagi		2013-02-26 02:58:06 AM

Lor M. Ipsum: I'm looking at the page source, and I can't find it...what the devil is causing this?

It's the unclosed H3 tag used throughout. There is so much wrong with this page that I don't know where to begin, but here's a start.

Don't use tables for non-tabular data.
Don't use header tags (H#) for non headers. Conversely, use the damn header tag when it is a header.
Don't individually set the font.
Don't individually set the alignment.
And most of all, NEVER USE FARKING FRONTPAGE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

sillydragon		2013-02-26 02:58:18 AM

rolladuck: I do truly miss the days when pages were hand-coded, content was static, ads meant you had hit it big (or had lots of gullible investors) and browsers just browsed. And geocities was fun (albeit broken as shiat).
I get sad that the internet of old is but a memory, and in thirty years, few people will remember it, and its already completely out of reach.
At least with an old car, you can get that nostalgic feeling if you have one. That is gone forever with the web.
And then occasionally you come across one of these pages.

Here you go. :)

foxyshadis		2013-02-26 02:58:28 AM

Notabunny: fta If a problem persists, we recommend that you contact Sewing and Embroidery Warehouse

Ok. I'll check back later.

Easily the best part of whole shebang.

/I miss these kind of sites now that Geocities is gone and Angelfire cleaned up their act!

I Ate Shergar		2013-02-26 02:59:02 AM

Raging Thespian: That was the text equivalent of In The Hall of the Mountain King.

Or Ravel's Bolero.

nilla		2013-02-26 02:59:27 AM

the header tag isn't optional on closing, which was obviously left out here.
the font size uses em's, which are a relative sizing to the element's parent.
each time a new h3 was opened, the font is increased by 1.17x.
hard to imagine ms front page even allowed this to happen.

who still uses front page?