Comments on: Relatively Positioning an Elephant http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/ the personal and professional weblog of molly e. holzschlag Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:11:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: turkcoders http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-2/#comment-2259208 turkcoders Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:25:49 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-2259208 thanx thanx

]]> By: Ashcomp http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-2/#comment-2108176 Ashcomp Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:34:16 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-2108176 If sex is involved, strongly recommend positioning the elephant absolutely on the bottom! Unless you're in free fall, but then watch out for the landing. . . If sex is involved, strongly recommend positioning the elephant absolutely on the bottom! Unless you’re in free fall, but then watch out for the landing. . .

]]> By: Chat http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-2/#comment-2089769 Chat Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:27:25 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-2089769 Great.. Great..

]]> By: ataşehir http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-2/#comment-1638815 ataşehir Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:29:50 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-1638815 very nice very nice

]]> By: kuaför http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-2/#comment-1638111 kuaför Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:22:43 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-1638111 good blogger good blogger

]]> By: jigolo http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-2/#comment-1637900 jigolo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:44:03 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-1637900 good sitee good sitee

]]> By: mirc http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-2/#comment-1114494 mirc Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:20:02 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-1114494 Successful website Successful website

]]> By: mahee http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-2/#comment-28641 mahee Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:44:46 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-28641 Relatively Positioning ???????? Ask a physician!!!!!!!! Relatively Positioning ????????
Ask a physician!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Brian Byers http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-1/#comment-19927 Brian Byers Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:30:25 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-19927 Saw you and Eric at UI10 in Boston. Good stuff. You both were definitely in rare form. Thanks for your work in web standards and for visiting Sandia recently. Saw you and Eric at UI10 in Boston. Good stuff. You both were definitely in rare form.
Thanks for your work in web standards and for visiting Sandia recently.

]]> By: Kartikey BHATT http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/comment-page-1/#comment-16333 Kartikey BHATT Sat, 03 Dec 2005 13:00:50 +0000 http://www.molly.com/2005/10/12/relatively-positioning-an-elephant/#comment-16333 Well it depends on the sex of the elephant. #include #include "elephant.h" int main(int argc, char **argv) { int relative_position; if (*argv[1] == ELEPHANT_SEX_FEMALE) { relativ_position = RELATIVE_E_FEMALE; } else { relative_position = RELATIVE_E_MALE; } else { relative_position = RELATIVE_E_UNKNOWN; } shift_environment(relative_position); return ELEPHANT_POSITIONED_RELATIVELY; } Well it depends on the sex of the elephant.

#include
#include “elephant.h”

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
int relative_position;
if (*argv[1] == ELEPHANT_SEX_FEMALE)
{
relativ_position = RELATIVE_E_FEMALE;
}
else
{
relative_position = RELATIVE_E_MALE;
}
else
{
relative_position = RELATIVE_E_UNKNOWN;
}

shift_environment(relative_position);

return ELEPHANT_POSITIONED_RELATIVELY;
}

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Wednesday 12 October 2005

Relatively Positioning an Elephant

UNINTENTIONAL HUMOR is often the funniest. I’m co-presenting with Eric Meyer at the always-fabulous UI Conference (celebrating its 10th year!) and Eric, describing positioning, inadvertently said:

“Here’s how we relatively position an elephant”

Now, Eric’s known for his oft subtle humor, but this was more a we-just-finished-lunch-so-we-all-need-a-nap situation. It came flying out of his mouth, no humor intended, instead of the word element.

Oh, it was a funny moment, and I’m compelled to share it with everyone! But, I’m left wondering: Just how does one relatively position an elephant?

Filed under:   humor, standards
Posted by:   Molly | 13:21 | Comments (69)

69 Responses to “Relatively Positioning an Elephant”

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  1. mahee says:
    Friday 24 March 2006 at 02:44

    Relatively Positioning ????????
    Ask a physician!!!!!!!!

  2. mirc says:
    Friday 14 March 2008 at 13:20

    Successful website

  3. jigolo says:
    Thursday 24 July 2008 at 11:44

    good sitee

  4. kuaför says:
    Thursday 24 July 2008 at 12:22

    good blogger

  5. ataşehir says:
    Thursday 24 July 2008 at 15:29

    very nice

  6. Chat says:
    Friday 17 October 2008 at 13:27

    Great..

  7. Ashcomp says:
    Thursday 23 October 2008 at 20:34

    If sex is involved, strongly recommend positioning the elephant absolutely on the bottom! Unless you’re in free fall, but then watch out for the landing. . .

  8. turkcoders says:
    Sunday 14 December 2008 at 16:25

    thanx

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