>My rule #1. Never, ever, use "cute" error messages, variables, or anything else with the intention of removing them in production code. It amazes me. It's like daring the ill-tempered QC gods.

Your current sig, "Just say no to emoticons", reminds me of this column:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010803.html

...which doesn't mainly have to do with emoticons. I guess it was bowdlerized slightly for the web. The phrase "whoa, look at all the COLORS!" appeared in print as "I don't care if it's the first day of school, look at all the COLORS!"

With regard to your earlier sig, I don't know what FUD is, even though I am a native English speaker. I must have been in the bathroom when they explained that one. Can you enlighten me?

We'll be in the chatter forum in no time.