16 March 2011

The Site's Having a 'Moment' [The Internet Is Down]

Came across the following error message over at lonelyplanet.com:


Great uses of colloquialisms in the message (i.e., "having a 'moment'" and "no joy"). I think it humanizes the glitch very well, making it much easier for the site's visitor(s) to forgive the inconvenience.

Unfortunately, I encountered the error message while surfing on my phone and haven't been able to recreate it on my browser (no matter how I try to game the site). But here's a more complete view of the error message provided by Google's cache of the page:


Personally, I find the accompanying photo amusing, too. But that's just me.

[Confused about The Internet Is Down? Then read the first in the series.]

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