WTF Stories of the Week - Page 350

alphabassettgrrl · 03-25-2012, 07:46 PM

Cool!!!

cirquelover · 03-25-2012, 08:40 PM

Can you tweet from under water though?

Ghoulish Delight · 03-25-2012, 08:43 PM

So it would seem (though I'm kinda assuming he had someone on the surface through whom he was relaying the tweet).

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-26-2012, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Except in this case it appears to be human error (someone punched in the wrong number). Would have been better off if a robot were doing it.

If a minor typo can cause fortunes to fail then it's still a case of being at the mercy of bad systems.

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Originally Posted by Alex

And just as with nanosecond trading the circuit breakers can be that fast as well. The initial trade triggered the single stock breaker and trading was suspected for only 5 minutes.

It is being reported that only a couple hundred shares were traded at the depressed prices and NASDAQ has reversed those.

Thanks for the info - I didn't know they were on top of it like this.

lashbear · 04-03-2012, 04:29 PM

There's a restaurant called Wan-Q ??

Kevy Baby · 04-03-2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

There's a restaurant called Wan-Q ??

Was - it be closed now.

Am I missing something though?

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-05-2012, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Was - it be closed now.

Am I missing something though?

Wan-Q? I hardly know you!

Alex · 04-05-2012, 09:09 AM

What Kevy is missing is that the hyphen makes it look like the Q is anally penetrating the Wan.

Gn2Dlnd · 04-09-2012, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Was - it be closed now.

Am I missing something though?

Not really, it was a bit of a reach...

Ghoulish Delight · 04-09-2012, 03:43 PM

Headline for the ages:

Gravy-wrestling model suffers horrific facial injuries after being hit with monkey wrench when she interrupted a friend having sex

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03-25-2012, 08:43 PM	#3493
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	So it would seem (though I'm kinda assuming he had someone on the surface through whom he was relaying the tweet). __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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04-03-2012, 04:29 PM	#3495
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	There's a restaurant called Wan-Q ?? __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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04-05-2012, 09:09 AM	#3498
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	What Kevy is missing is that the hyphen makes it look like the Q is anally penetrating the Wan.
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04-09-2012, 03:43 PM	#3500
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Headline for the ages: Gravy-wrestling model suffers horrific facial injuries after being hit with monkey wrench when she interrupted a friend having sex __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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