Monday, April 14, 2008

This one is for all my fellow programmers

I have decided to come up with a software to keep track of your wardrobe. With a click of the mouse you should be able to find the exact location of your shirt, shoes or accessories. All of your belongings will be RFID tagged. The software will be easy to use and imaginative. While testing this software on my own belongings, I tried to locate my Senthil and Shrik's boxer shorts. Due to a bug, the software was not able to locate the desired object and the following message was displayed on the computer screen:

Error: Undie-find error!

10 Comments:

At 11:35 PM, Blogger Senthil said...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undies
There may be more bugs than you think in that software of yours...

 
At 11:39 PM, Blogger Anurag said...

undies

Main Entry:
un·dies Listen to the pronunciation of undies
Pronunciation:
\ˈən-dēz\
Function:
noun plural
Etymology:
by shortening & alteration
Date:
1900

: underwear; especially : women's underwear

Senthil: Three things I want to point out.

1. This post was for programmers. Ha ha.
2. This is 2008, not your childhood (aka 1900) anymore.
3. Women wear boxer shorts too. Liberate yourself. :)

 
At 2:28 AM, Blogger shrik said...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/undies

Dictionary.com Unabridged
un·dies –plural noun
women's or children's underwear.

American Heritage Dictionary
un·dies
pl.n. Informal
Underwear, especially for women or girls.

Online Etymology Dictionary
undies
1906, diminutive euphemistic abbreviation for women's underwear (or undergarments).

WordNet
undies
noun
women's underwear

That makes it four dictionaries that need to liberate themselves... Women wearing boxers wouldn't make a boxer a women's underwear, any more than a man wearing a bra would make a bra a men's underwear.

(I do program my parents' tv at times)

 
At 2:41 AM, Blogger Anurag said...

shrik: You too? You guys have way too much time on your hands. Shrik, Senthil, I stand corrected and have made modifications to the post to make the joke correct in its gender-clothing association.

 
At 4:34 AM, Blogger Senthil said...

I don't care what you and Shrik do in your spare time, but what are you doing with my Boxer shorts?

 
At 9:22 PM, Blogger madhu said...

i agree with shrik's logic - in fact senti would too. as he will vouch, there are times in a man's life when he has to wear a corset but that doesnt mean a corset is considered male underwear...

 
At 9:33 PM, Blogger Gina said...

Now I understand - the joke was about underwear gender.

Underwear's underwear.

 
At 9:43 PM, Blogger Senthil said...

Madhu: Back brace. It's called a BACK BRACE! Sigh. Liberal art students...

 
At 9:54 PM, Blogger shrik said...

To liberate ourselves, I suggest we organize a party during which all the guys will wear corsets, and all the girls boxer shorts. It will also be a golden opportunity for Anurag to test his software...

 
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