Bureaucracy with a sense of humour

by Katharina Scholtz

An error page on the Eastern Cape Department of Health site is an indication that some interesting things may be happening behind the scenes. What starts out as a list of standard reasons for an error page notification becomes, if you continue reading, something a little different:

5. The page was considered redundant and was given a raise so it now works even less.
 
6. The page performed and illegal operation and was promoted to vice-president.
 
7. The page was on strike. We are busy negotiating with the unions now for better wages so it can come online.
 
8. The page is running late. This could be because the taxi's need to collect at least another 404 passengers.

According to an article on IOL the site hasn’t been hacked, which suggests that it comes from the department itself. There’s no way to know if this page is a permanent addition to the site, so I suggest you go have a look while you can.
If they do take it down, this grainy screenshot will have to do.

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hehehe,
funny,
;-)

Posted by Yasser on 2008/01/11

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