On Nigel Tufnel Day, can we all just get along?

[taterguy]

Watch the movie all the way through.

It's not just a series of tasteless jokes.

Once they take their egos down a notch and set aside their petty disagreements they achieve much more as a group than they possibly could on their own.

Do it for Nigel, if not for yourself.

Great things are in store for us.

:headbang:

[deutsey]

1. +11

[Dennis Donovan]

2. It's Nigel Tufnel Day?

I didn't know he had a holiday. Shame he picked today, since it'll piss off the Yanks... ;-)

[taterguy]

3. Today goes to 11

[Dennis Donovan]

5. Yep, It just occured to me...

Thanks for the heads up!!!

[redqueen]

4. ...

http://www.sexyorsexism.org/

[mopinko]

9. cool site. thanks for the link.

[redqueen]

11. My pleasure. :)

and a :kick: for armadillos

[Mendocino]

6. A new plan from Cain

11-11-11

Or Rick "Nigel" Perry-3 but I only remember 2, I'm often confused.

Ron Paul-when need that extra 2, where do you go....five!

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. And let's hear it for execs with a sense of humour:

Why the BBC’s iPlayer volume control go to 11

When we were working on the UI for BBC’s iplayer, as well as the Embedded media player (which is actually the product with a volume control) One of the designers from News, whose name escapes me now (though if he reads this he should take full credit) brought me some design “comps” or composites. He had cheekily suggested that maybe the volume should go to 11, a sly reference to a joke in the film “Spinal Tap” - to which I instantly agreed.

For the next few months as we managed the BBC’s consolidation of it’s various 187 (yes you’ve read right!) media players into a single Flash based EMP embeddable media player to be used across the BBC’s sprawling website, we protected the feature of the volume going to 11. At one point Anthony Rose, at the time head of iplayer, suggested removing it saying it was silly, but my user experience team stood our ground and we ended up with a volume reaching, in those critical moments where you just “need a little more” going to 11!

I have seen over time several people attempt to take credit for this “feature” and I have decided to set the record straight. The initial idea was a designer in the BBC news UX&D team, the final decision was mine, all other’s claiming involvement are heathen who are against decency, kindness and in favor of killing kittens - oh yes and hater’s of great films starring Harry Shearer.

ok maybe that’s a bit unfair, but the fact is, it was a fun easter egg and I wish I could remember that chap’s name!

http://rxdxt.tumblr.com/post/560540392/why-the-bbcs-iplayer-volume-control-go-to-11

[myrna minx]

8. We're serving confusing little breads and "who's in here?" olives.

:D

[spanone]

10. wanker

[MilesColtrane]

12. I thought it was Saint Hubbins Day.

I'd already purchased my quality footwear for the occasion.

[frylock]

13. puppet show and spinal tap