Cartoon Contest — It’s Simple!

[timoelliott]

Welcome to an experiment!

I’d like to try to tempt you to take part in a New-Yorker-style cartoon caption contest. I'm hoping that this will be an opportunity to unleash the pent-up humor genes of the global SCN community.

I’m afraid there are no prizes (legally, it’s hopelessly complicated), but you will win the undying admiration of the community, and (if you’re game) we’ll feature the winning entry here on SCN and elsewhere.

Here’s the incomplete cartoon:

Rules

• Just come up with the funniest phrase you can to illustrate the cartoon above, and enter it as a comment to this post
• You have 7 days from today to submit your entry in order to take part in the judging.
• Multiple entries are fine — but remember the goal is quality rather than quantity
• Please be nice — sarcasm is fine, but defamation and insults wouldn’t be cool...
• Don’t hesitate to (respectfully) add your own spin to somebody else's entry — the name of the game is collaboration.
• Vote for your favorite comments/captions by clicking the "like" button below each entry
• If you'd like to be notified about new entries, click on the "receive email notifications" or "track" in the Actions box to the right of this post.

And if you think this is a fun idea, please spread the word!

[UPDATE: And The Winners Are: Cartoon Caption Contest Winners] -- many thanks to all who participated!

[Former Member]

Welcome to HanaHaus. Can I make you a latte?

[former_member197428]

Everything is well connected except three loose-ends are hanging  on the ground (may be input/power) hence  the system may be incomplete

[michael_rander]

I am telling you, this will make a mean cup of coffee. However, for only 50% more I can add a toaster function as well?

[CBasis]

"Don't worry!  We have APIs!"

[CBasis]

"How about painting it pink, add some elves and unicorns ..
  ah .. and some cloud-icons."

[CBasis]

"You are looking for the ERP-system?   It's right there behind this SolutionManager!"

[jeff_trabaudo]

But, we DID use One Service,

[Former Member]

It does all my laundry.

[Former Member]

It's our new supercomputer;  I call it the Cray-Z.

[Former Member]

The spin cycle stops here.

[Former Member]

Whatever it is, Iran bought it.

[Former Member]

It's amazing what you can find on Craigslist.

[Former Member]

It's not validated, but I'm certifiable.

[Robert_Russell]

simple mistake really, the consultant said to put the wires at the front for easy access but now the they do not reach the power supply at the back.

[troy_thurston2]

Complex?  Maybe - but it's still simpler than the U.S. tax code.

[shahid_ahmed3]

Integration.

[Former Member]

"If you only have small data but need a big project, then simply open the Big Data value up there"

[former_member49674]

We've covered 12C, Exalytics, X10 etc. but here at the end we have the final, critical component of our HANA-killer, the Blahbulator. It looks like a font-loading washing machine, but has much more SPIN.

[Florian]

"Look here, this is the result of the last innojam!"

[Former Member]

Variant: " For a change we want to have at least one contestant in the Immojam who is not using a mobile device"

[Former Member]

"Local to local connections across the country is back again. It is a new kind of streaming which is immune to distance for me to use. It is like a truck again: our own series of tubes" (credit to Senator Ted Stevens)

[BenedictV]

The hamster fell out of the wheel. We can start it once we put him back.

[BenedictV]

"No we don't have the documentation. But, you are the expert, you should be able to figure it out in a breeze"

[JasonLax]

"But it's what you asked for!"

[Former Member]

Now how do I indicate which one I liked? Or is this the "double or quits" strategy which helped you win the lottery as well? 🙂

[matt]

Good point. I've removed it now.

[matt]

And that's why we're introducing Tarpaulin (tm). It covers all the complexity, and you now get everything you need by pulling on a few bits of rope, and pulleys...

[matt]

This is just for show. The real system runs on a Raspberry Pi.

[matt]

This was our EDW before HANA

[matt]

Oh, we'll add security later.

[matt]

I had one like this in 1973, but the wheels fell off.

[matt]

With a little style adjustment

Steampunk ERP.

[narayana_n3]

This is how I feel when you ask me to calculate without a calculator!!! :razz:

[Former Member]

It may not work, but it launched on time.

[Former Member]

Most importantly, we collaborated.

[Former Member]

We can't give this up; its proprietary.

[Former Member]

How about a selfie?

[Former Member]

It's your Basic ERP; also known as 'BERP'.

[Former Member]

I'd like to see North Korea hack this baby.

[narayana_n3]

This is what SAP means for a new business user!!! :lol:

[nomssi]

Having the best components money can buy

wired together according to our experts specification.

This is the combination, this is called Innovation!

[kumud]

Man in tie talks to his service provider: "Hey, this is the physical version of Internet of things. All devices are connected and communicating. Sorry, but I will no more need your services."

[cathy_cooper]

You said, "Put together a committee to come up with
the specifications."

[Former Member]

Yes, this is what it looks like "on premise". Maybe now you'll appreciate the cloud offering?

[GrahamRobbo]

Missing you Mike :wink:

[ManjunathGopadi]

"In the end, it pays you"

[Former Member]

If you only concern with input/output then this will not be visible anymore, we are going to encapsulate it soon in next version.

[hermann_weinmann]

Nobody knows what it produces … but the machine looks so impressive we plan to operate it  furthermore

[Former Member]

Sorry, features first - documentation was skipped due to budget restrictions.

[TomCenens]

On the same note:

We'll put a panel in front of this machine, that way you don't see the complexity behind it. We'll call it a cloud application haha :grin: