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Alternate Naming Conventions II

Help Desk, by Christopher B. Wright

Comic Transcript

MARK: This new naming convention is ridiculous. They've taken really common, understandable names and replaced them with names that are just over the top... the OK Button is called the --

BINKY: "Right On! Switch."

MARK: Yeah, and a dialog box is a --

BINKY: "Howdy panel."

MARK: Right... and a scrollbar is a --

BINKY: "Side-bar Scrolly Thing."

(Silence.)

MARK: You let BINKY trademark our user interface names?

VIKTOR SCHRECK: He was a lot cheaper than a REAL consultant.

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