Although I do miss the fun and playful nature of the old internet, before corporations moved in, I would still ask you to consider the following: You dial a wr

Although I do miss the fun and playful nature of the old internet, before corporations moved in, I would still ask you to consider the following: You dial a wrong number. Which do you prefer to hear This, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTNthUcvyEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTNthUcvyEM Or this, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qzr-V-ttZ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qzr-V-ttZ8 If you're just trying to call a friend, and you put in a wrong digit, the fun response might be a brief chance to have a good laugh at yourself, but, if you are doing something like say trying to call a doctor to ask for lab results on a cancer screening, or you're trying to call the bank to report a stolen credit card, and you get the wacky "Whoops! Looks like you you need to get a dialing wand! lol"[1] response, it is not going to be well received. I guess what I'm trying to say is that a joke message can have a certain place, but I think that it means the developer has to take some time to consider "Is this ever going to be used for something serious or time sensitive?" If it's just a small project, who cares? But if it's going to be used by more than a friend group, or a niche circle of 100-500 users, it's probably better off left in as a joke comment, instead of a user-facing error message. [1] https://youtu.be/npSVS9CJyPc?t=20 https://youtu.be/npSVS9CJyPc?t=20