Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. Warning: Lather, rinse, repeat is an endless loop

Warning: Lather, rinse, repeat is an endless loop

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
question
17 Posts 13 Posters 0 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • M Offline
    M Offline
    MikMit
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

    After spending 12 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes in the shower washing my hair, I finally executed the "exit sub" code.

    Sub WashHair()
    Lather = True
    While Lather
    Rinse
    If Conscious then
    Exit Sub
    End If
    WashHair
    Loop
    End Sub

    Do NOT follow the directions on the bottle. It is an endless loop. What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

    P D W R R 5 Replies Last reply
    0
    • M MikMit

      After spending 12 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes in the shower washing my hair, I finally executed the "exit sub" code.

      Sub WashHair()
      Lather = True
      While Lather
      Rinse
      If Conscious then
      Exit Sub
      End If
      WashHair
      Loop
      End Sub

      Do NOT follow the directions on the bottle. It is an endless loop. What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

      P Offline
      P Offline
      Pete OHanlon
      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      MikMit wrote:

      What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

      Not so much an instruction, but Sainsbury's (a UK supermarket) sells peanuts with the warning "May contain nuts."

      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

      My blog | My articles

      C M P L Z 5 Replies Last reply
      0
      • P Pete OHanlon

        MikMit wrote:

        What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

        Not so much an instruction, but Sainsbury's (a UK supermarket) sells peanuts with the warning "May contain nuts."

        Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

        My blog | My articles

        C Offline
        C Offline
        Chris Maunder
        wrote on last edited by
        #3

        It's not the warning that worries me with that; it's the uncertainty.

        cheers, Chris Maunder

        CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

        P E 2 Replies Last reply
        0
        • C Chris Maunder

          It's not the warning that worries me with that; it's the uncertainty.

          cheers, Chris Maunder

          CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

          P Offline
          P Offline
          Pete OHanlon
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          Shopping lottery... it's the latest rage.

          Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

          My blog | My articles

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • P Pete OHanlon

            MikMit wrote:

            What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

            Not so much an instruction, but Sainsbury's (a UK supermarket) sells peanuts with the warning "May contain nuts."

            Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

            My blog | My articles

            M Offline
            M Offline
            MikMit
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            That's classic!

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • M MikMit

              After spending 12 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes in the shower washing my hair, I finally executed the "exit sub" code.

              Sub WashHair()
              Lather = True
              While Lather
              Rinse
              If Conscious then
              Exit Sub
              End If
              WashHair
              Loop
              End Sub

              Do NOT follow the directions on the bottle. It is an endless loop. What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

              D Offline
              D Offline
              Douglas Troy
              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              I have a hair dryer with a warning label that says: Do not use while in the shower.


              :..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
              Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTL

              G 1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • P Pete OHanlon

                MikMit wrote:

                What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

                Not so much an instruction, but Sainsbury's (a UK supermarket) sells peanuts with the warning "May contain nuts."

                Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

                My blog | My articles

                P Offline
                P Offline
                peterchen
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                Which makes sense. Peanuts aren'r really nuts but legumes, and are as such not directly a problem for people with "real" nuts allergies. However, since they are often processed in the same places as nuts, transported in the same bags etc. they may contain minor traces of allergens usually not found in peanuts. Also, For nut allergics even these minor traces can be deadly. Fun thing is, if you google for the phrase, you are swamped with people repeating how silly that warning is, and the world is going down. Search for an alternate wording[^]

                We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                blog: TDD - the Aha! | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

                M 1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • M MikMit

                  After spending 12 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes in the shower washing my hair, I finally executed the "exit sub" code.

                  Sub WashHair()
                  Lather = True
                  While Lather
                  Rinse
                  If Conscious then
                  Exit Sub
                  End If
                  WashHair
                  Loop
                  End Sub

                  Do NOT follow the directions on the bottle. It is an endless loop. What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

                  W Offline
                  W Offline
                  wout de zeeuw
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  Hmm, I thought you never got to WashHair... but then again, my VB is really sh1tty!

                  Wout

                  M 1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • P peterchen

                    Which makes sense. Peanuts aren'r really nuts but legumes, and are as such not directly a problem for people with "real" nuts allergies. However, since they are often processed in the same places as nuts, transported in the same bags etc. they may contain minor traces of allergens usually not found in peanuts. Also, For nut allergics even these minor traces can be deadly. Fun thing is, if you google for the phrase, you are swamped with people repeating how silly that warning is, and the world is going down. Search for an alternate wording[^]

                    We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                    blog: TDD - the Aha! | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

                    M Offline
                    M Offline
                    MikMit
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    Did you really have to spoil our fun? Most of us were just going with peaNUTS. Of course, peas are legumes as well but we don't usually roast them, pack them in plastic and say "may contain nuts". What's really funny is that some of the most common deadly food alergies are to peanuts and walnuts. (This comment is here just in case you find deadly food allergies "funny".)

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • W wout de zeeuw

                      Hmm, I thought you never got to WashHair... but then again, my VB is really sh1tty!

                      Wout

                      M Offline
                      M Offline
                      MikMit
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10

                      If you were Conscious you wouldn't repeat even once. I guess the point is, I must have been unconscious for more than 12 days. Of course, some other code would need to call the 'WashHair' subroutine. It would probably be called by the ImNakedInTheShower event which was in turn triggered by the WifeThinksYouStink routine. The WifeThinksYouStink routine was called by a remote program in the 'Honey' namespace.

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • D Douglas Troy

                        I have a hair dryer with a warning label that says: Do not use while in the shower.


                        :..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
                        Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTL

                        G Offline
                        G Offline
                        Graham Bradshaw
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11

                        Douglas Troy wrote:

                        I have a hair dryer

                        Probably not something to mention in public.

                        M 1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • C Chris Maunder

                          It's not the warning that worries me with that; it's the uncertainty.

                          cheers, Chris Maunder

                          CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

                          E Offline
                          E Offline
                          Ed Poore
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #12

                          That's what lawyers do for you.

                          I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • M MikMit

                            After spending 12 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes in the shower washing my hair, I finally executed the "exit sub" code.

                            Sub WashHair()
                            Lather = True
                            While Lather
                            Rinse
                            If Conscious then
                            Exit Sub
                            End If
                            WashHair
                            Loop
                            End Sub

                            Do NOT follow the directions on the bottle. It is an endless loop. What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

                            R Offline
                            R Offline
                            Ray Cassick
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #13

                            How to use mouthwash. DUH


                            FFRF[^]

                            View Ray Cassick's LinkedIn profile[^]

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • G Graham Bradshaw

                              Douglas Troy wrote:

                              I have a hair dryer

                              Probably not something to mention in public.

                              M Offline
                              M Offline
                              Member 96
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #14

                              Not to worry if she's hot. ;)


                              "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • P Pete OHanlon

                                MikMit wrote:

                                What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

                                Not so much an instruction, but Sainsbury's (a UK supermarket) sells peanuts with the warning "May contain nuts."

                                Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

                                My blog | My articles

                                L Offline
                                L Offline
                                Lost User
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #15

                                That is from the marketing department...

                                Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • P Pete OHanlon

                                  MikMit wrote:

                                  What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

                                  Not so much an instruction, but Sainsbury's (a UK supermarket) sells peanuts with the warning "May contain nuts."

                                  Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

                                  My blog | My articles

                                  Z Offline
                                  Z Offline
                                  Zhat
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #16

                                  "Nuts" A classic by Anthony McAuliffe.

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • M MikMit

                                    After spending 12 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes in the shower washing my hair, I finally executed the "exit sub" code.

                                    Sub WashHair()
                                    Lather = True
                                    While Lather
                                    Rinse
                                    If Conscious then
                                    Exit Sub
                                    End If
                                    WashHair
                                    Loop
                                    End Sub

                                    Do NOT follow the directions on the bottle. It is an endless loop. What other stupid instructions have you found on consumer products?

                                    R Offline
                                    R Offline
                                    Richard Jones
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #17

                                    On clothing: Remove before washing.

                                    "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    Reply
                                    • Reply as topic
                                    Log in to reply
                                    • Oldest to Newest
                                    • Newest to Oldest
                                    • Most Votes


                                    • Login

                                    • Don't have an account? Register

                                    • Login or register to search.
                                    • First post
                                      Last post
                                    0
                                    • Categories
                                    • Recent
                                    • Tags
                                    • Popular
                                    • World
                                    • Users
                                    • Groups