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Funeral Being Held Today For IE6

Posted by samzenpus on from the good-riddance dept.

An anonymous reader writes "More than 100 people, many of them dressed in black, are expected to gather around a coffin Thursday to say goodbye to an old friend. The deceased? Internet Explorer 6. The aging Web browser, survived by its descendants Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8, is being eulogized at a tongue-in-cheek 'funeral' hosted by Aten Design Group, a design firm in Denver, Colorado."

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  1. Oh great, now IE6 computers are zombies by davidwr · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and nothing changed ...

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    1. Re:Oh great, now IE6 computers are zombies by delinear · · Score: 5, Funny

      I dunno, it'd be kind of nice to go along and pay my respects. Preferably with a full bladder.

  2. Stay dead! by dk90406 · · Score: 3, Funny

    If I were to attend the funeral it would only be to ensure that it is truly dead! I would carry a stake, an axe and an EMP-gun in case the beast tries to rise again.

  3. Make a Scene by pete-classic · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm inclined to show up, very drunk, and make a scene. Certainly calling the deceased "my abuser". Probably inexplicably accusing the mourners of being "hypocrites" and/or "phonies". Possibly culminating in me falling into the grave and freaking out.

    -Peter

    1. Re:Make a Scene by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Somebody should go there and wave "God hates IE6" signs.

  4. Structurally there's no difference. by llvllatrix · · Score: 3, Funny

    A live code base and a retired code base have the same number of lines.

  5. Re:It's far from dead in the corporate world by natehoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google: Bring out yer dead.
    [IE8 puts IE6 on the cart]
    IE8: Here's one.
    Google: That'll be ninepence.
    IE6: I'm not dead.
    Google: What?
    IE8: Nothing. There's your ninepence.
    IE6: I'm not dead.
    Google: 'Ere, he says he's not dead.
    IE8: Yes he is.
    IE6: I'm not.
    Google: He isn't.
    IE8: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
    IE6: I'm getting better.
    IE8: No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment.
    Google: Well, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
    IE6: I don't want to go on the cart.
    IE8: Oh, don't be such a baby.
    Google: I can't take him.
    IE6: I feel fine.
    IE8: Oh, do me a favor.
    Google: I can't.
    IE8: Well, can you hang around for a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
    Google: I promised I'd be at the Torvalds'. They've lost nine today.
    IE8: Well, when's your next round?
    Google: Thursday.
    IE6: I think I'll go watching some YouTube videos.
    IE8: You're not fooling anyone, you know. [turns to Google]Isn't there anything you could do?
    IE6: I feel happy. I feel happy.
    [Google glances up and down the street furtively, then silences IE6 with his a whack of his club]
    IE8: Ah, thank you very much.
    Google: Not at all. See you on Thursday.
    IE8: Right.

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  6. Re:It's far from dead in the corporate world by kungfugleek · · Score: 5, Funny

    [Firefox goes by]
    IE8: Who's that?
    Google: Must be a king.
    IE8: Why's that?
    Google: Cuz he hasn't got ads all over him.