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Steelsun · Jun 20, 2001, 16:09

My best friend just redesigned his website using Notepad, He used to use M$ Frontpage, until I convinced him to switch to Dreamweaver. But he decided to try Notepad, since some of the wiseguys we know told him it was the only 'real' way to design.

So here was his Notepad version:
http://freeweb.pdq.net/satyr/

This is the funniest thing I've seen on the web in awhile. I told him I was going to copy it as a design possibility also.

lynlimz · Jun 20, 2001, 19:44

!
Your friend is soooooooooooooooooooooooo funny! haha!
hey...he did quite a good job.. *grin*

but I guess he gave up writing for the rest of his pages? haha

Aidan Bahta · Jun 20, 2001, 20:22

Not bad. At least his code on the initial page is better on the other pages (which are mucked up by FrontPage)

heth2bthere · Jun 20, 2001, 20:33

That one REALLY makes me laugh. That's one of the best web-designer jokes I've ever seen. Tell your friend good job! And can he send me the program he used to make his little stick-man? lol

Timothy · Jun 20, 2001, 22:53

That's funny.

It's actually one of the most creative sites I've seen in a while.

pip · Jun 20, 2001, 23:55

It's almost like standing in the middle of the road with a board around your neck saying, "I will code HTML for food. Please Help!"

z7 · Jun 21, 2001, 05:17

He should do the whole thing - it would go down in Web-designer history!

He might be the next "I KISS YOU" guy or something?!

creole · Jun 21, 2001, 06:24

"Tue - Hands cramping.......arrrrrrrrgggggggghh"

Justin S · Jun 21, 2001, 07:53

Have the people who told him to code his site in Notepad seen it yet? I'd like to hear or see their response

Sparkie · Jun 21, 2001, 09:22

Thats great!!

neil · Jun 21, 2001, 09:40

That's a good one, reminds me a bit of http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/dlg10/

Steelsun · Jun 21, 2001, 10:06

I forwarded this thread to the guy who did the page. His nickname is Satyr, and I've known him for about 15 years now and call him that more than his actual name. (as just about everyone but his Mom).

He even image-mapped the buttons to other parts of his site (there's some funny junk in there).

He says he'll put back up the actual page soon and move the 'notepad' to his humour section. I plan on making a whole site using the same general idea as a laugh.

I have one client that seems to want an aweful color-scheme / design everytime they want a website for one of their companies. I might show them this as an example of what can be done, and they'll probably jump for it.

Technosailor · Jun 23, 2001, 18:34

LM*O....that's funny as all git out! I have forwaded that link onto all my web buddies. Too funny. You go, boy!

Sketch

Plebius · Jun 24, 2001, 21:14

As somebody who does all of my coding in Notepad, I must say that this site is a perfect illustration of the power and control you can have when using Notepad. Notice the fine black lines achieved, as well as the incredible texture which is visible. Such lines and texture are noticeably missing from all coding using other means of generating HTML. Further, the simplicity of a Notepad design is emphasized by the stick figure, which is yet another exclusive feature of the Notepad environment.

LunaC · Jun 25, 2001, 10:11

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I actually laughed out loud!

Funny thing is that my sites always look like that at some point, I tend to sit on the floor and scribble ideas onto paper... never thought of leaving them that way

freakysid · Jun 25, 2001, 17:56

I would have chosen a different font.

Steelsun · Jun 26, 2001, 09:28

BTW: He went back to his old style index.html page and moved the 'notepad version' to his humour section.

Direct link: http://freeweb.pdq.net/satyr/humor/notepad.htm

The rest of the site has some interesting stuff (humour, pictures, etc). Ignore the hungover shots of me.

(as they are a few years old, they are past history)

xtreeq · Jun 27, 2001, 16:31

gotta tell you, at first i was like

then i opened the link and i said oh

i think this was the best thing i saw today...

paroxysm · Jun 27, 2001, 19:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Steelsun
BTW: He went back to his old style index.html page and moved the 'notepad version' to his humour section.

Thank goodness. When I first got into the site, I was wondering what's so funny about it. Thought I was that dense.

cow · Jun 28, 2001, 09:31

Quote:

Originally posted by paroxysm

Thank goodness. When I first got into the site, I was wondering what's so funny about it. Thought I was that dense.

whew, i thought i was missing something too

i guess that's what happens when we catch a thread a week after the fact...

geiger · Jul 1, 2001, 18:44

amen to that... me too

delemtri · Jul 3, 2001, 10:22

Hmm, I've designed all of my pages in Notepad (although I do find that Notepad thing funny

).

therunes · Jul 24, 2001, 13:25

and i thought my version of notepad was cool...

http://metmom.hobbiton.org/templates/notepad/

Jun 20, 2001, 16:09	#1
Steelsun busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Houston, Tejas; Future Capital of the World Posts: 2,478	Using Notepad - Funny My best friend just redesigned his website using Notepad, He used to use M$ Frontpage, until I convinced him to switch to Dreamweaver. But he decided to try Notepad, since some of the wiseguys we know told him it was the only 'real' way to design. So here was his Notepad version: http://freeweb.pdq.net/satyr/ This is the funniest thing I've seen on the web in awhile. I told him I was going to copy it as a design possibility also. __________________ Brian Poirier SunStockPhoto: Stock Photos, Fine Art Photos, Event Photography

Jun 20, 2001, 19:44	#2
lynlimz The Hiding One Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,104	! Your friend is soooooooooooooooooooooooo funny! haha! hey...he did quite a good job.. grin but I guess he gave up writing for the rest of his pages? haha __________________ "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." -- Albert Einstein

Jun 20, 2001, 20:33	#4
heth2bthere SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: May 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 46	That one REALLY makes me laugh. That's one of the best web-designer jokes I've ever seen. Tell your friend good job! And can he send me the program he used to make his little stick-man? lol __________________ Heth www.plusoneplanet.com www.tvguide.cjb.net Halo Promotions

Jun 21, 2001, 06:24	#8
creole SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Nashvegas Baby! Posts: 7,847	"Tue - Hands cramping.......arrrrrrrrgggggggghh" __________________ Adobe Certified Coldfusion MX 7 Developer Adobe Certified Advanced Coldfusion MX Developer My Blog (new) \| My Family \| My Freelance \| My Recipes

Jun 21, 2001, 07:53	#9
Justin S Misfit Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 2,269	Have the people who told him to code his site in Notepad seen it yet? I'd like to hear or see their response __________________ Justin Stayton - [email] [icq]

Jun 20, 2001, 20:22	#3
Aidan Bahta SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 1,390	Not bad. At least his code on the initial page is better on the other pages (which are mucked up by FrontPage)

Jun 20, 2001, 22:53	#5
Timothy SitePoint Evangelist Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Houston TX Posts: 414	That's funny. It's actually one of the most creative sites I've seen in a while.

Jun 20, 2001, 23:55	#6
pip SitePoint Evangelist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 542	It's almost like standing in the middle of the road with a board around your neck saying, "I will code HTML for food. Please Help!"

Jun 21, 2001, 05:17	#7
z7 SitePoint Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 206	He should do the whole thing - it would go down in Web-designer history! He might be the next "I KISS YOU" guy or something?!

Jun 21, 2001, 09:22	#10
Sparkie Skills to Pay the Bills Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: A cave with 47 computers and an internet feed Posts: 3,589	Thats great!!

Jun 21, 2001, 09:40	#11
neil Captain Internet Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: n.ireland Posts: 329	That's a good one, reminds me a bit of http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/dlg10/

Jun 21, 2001, 10:06	#12
Steelsun busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Houston, Tejas; Future Capital of the World Posts: 2,478	I forwarded this thread to the guy who did the page. His nickname is Satyr, and I've known him for about 15 years now and call him that more than his actual name. (as just about everyone but his Mom). He even image-mapped the buttons to other parts of his site (there's some funny junk in there). He says he'll put back up the actual page soon and move the 'notepad' to his humour section. I plan on making a whole site using the same general idea as a laugh. I have one client that seems to want an aweful color-scheme / design everytime they want a website for one of their companies. I might show them this as an example of what can be done, and they'll probably jump for it. __________________ Brian Poirier SunStockPhoto: Stock Photos, Fine Art Photos, Event Photography

Jun 23, 2001, 18:34	#13
Technosailor Prolific Blogger Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Before These Crowded Streets Posts: 9,483	LM*O....that's funny as all git out! I have forwaded that link onto all my web buddies. Too funny. You go, boy! Sketch __________________ Aaron Brazell Technosailor

Jun 24, 2001, 21:14	#14
Plebius Destiny Manager Join Date: Nov 1999 Posts: 682	As somebody who does all of my coding in Notepad, I must say that this site is a perfect illustration of the power and control you can have when using Notepad. Notice the fine black lines achieved, as well as the incredible texture which is visible. Such lines and texture are noticeably missing from all coding using other means of generating HTML. Further, the simplicity of a Notepad design is emphasized by the stick figure, which is yet another exclusive feature of the Notepad environment. __________________ MySpace Layouts

Jun 25, 2001, 10:11	#15
LunaC SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 176	ROTFLMAO!!!!! I actually laughed out loud! Funny thing is that my sites always look like that at some point, I tend to sit on the floor and scribble ideas onto paper... never thought of leaving them that way __________________ Free Clipart \| Mint Printables \| My Travel Blog

Jun 25, 2001, 17:56	#16
freakysid SitePoint Callithumpian Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3,801	I would have chosen a different font. __________________ Website design, development & SEO Format your code when posting. Skunk's useful PHP and MySQL links

Jun 26, 2001, 09:28	#17
Steelsun busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Houston, Tejas; Future Capital of the World Posts: 2,478	Re: Using Notepad - Funny BTW: He went back to his old style index.html page and moved the 'notepad version' to his humour section. Direct link: http://freeweb.pdq.net/satyr/humor/notepad.htm The rest of the site has some interesting stuff (humour, pictures, etc). Ignore the hungover shots of me. (as they are a few years old, they are past history) __________________ Brian Poirier SunStockPhoto: Stock Photos, Fine Art Photos, Event Photography

Jun 27, 2001, 16:31	#18
xtreeq SitePoint Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mir space station Posts: 4	notepad design gotta tell you, at first i was like then i opened the link and i said oh i think this was the best thing i saw today...

Jul 1, 2001, 18:44	#21
geiger Volconvo.com Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,460	amen to that... me too

Jul 3, 2001, 10:22	#22
delemtri :) Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 579	Hmm, I've designed all of my pages in Notepad (although I do find that Notepad thing funny ). Last edited by delemtri; Jul 3, 2001 at 10:24..

Jul 24, 2001, 13:25	#23
therunes SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 78	and i thought my version of notepad was cool... http://metmom.hobbiton.org/templates/notepad/

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