This day I’d like to reflect and give thanks to Internet Explorer for:
- Reinforcing that patience is a virtue and forgiveness is divine.
- Showing me that the 3rd try is, indeed, not a charm. If you really want something you have to try at least 500 times. Then maybe.
- Encouraging creative thinking. As web designers and developers, we should be forced to discover new solutions. I’m sure that’s what you were thinking.
- Being unique. We need more role models that refuse to conform to silly standards.
- Making each day special. You’ve always got a new surprise up your sleeve to make every moment memorable.
I wish I could express all my feelings for you IE, but I’ll just leave that for our private time together: just you and me IE.
3 Comments
Eric Smith Apr 1 at 6:40pm
I'd like to thank it for making otherwise mediocre products look astoundingly flawless.
Terry Schmidt May 30 at 6:34am
A little late and a dollar short but love the post. I too love IE for the unique way in which they do things.
I especially love how they will help write standards and then completely disregard them.
Or how they will promise change, which I guess mean putting a pretty face on a faulty product. Ooh, it's flashy and cool, and hey! We have reflections *jazz hands*
Karl Hardisty Jun 2 at 0:46am
"unique"? Now there's a euphemism if ever I saw one.
IE is like the black sheep of the browsing family – there, causing issues left, right, and centre, but being family – always there. As the saying goes, you can choose your family, but not your friends.
I wish IE was a friend. A screwy, probably always drunk, friend, but a friend nonetheless. One that you lend $50 here and there, one that you always answer the phone to (whilst sighing) A friend that when they annoy you, you can kick them in the butt and tell them go and get themselves sorted.