At work we had a discussion after some funny remark that reminded me of some funny command errors I read somewhere. I found them:

(% represents the csh, $ represents the bourne shell)

% "How poorly would you rate the Unix (so-called) user interface?
Unmatched ".

% rm congressional-ethics
rm: congressional-ethics nonexistent

% ar m God
ar: God does not exist

% [Where is Jimmy Hoffa?
Missing ].

% ^How did the sex change^ operation go?
Modifier failed.

% If I had a ( for every $ Congress spent, what would I have?
Too many ('s.

%make love
Make:  Don't know how to make love.  Stop.

% sleep with me
bad character

% got a light?
No match.

% man: why did you get a divorce?
man:: Too many arguments.

% ^What is saccharine?
Bad substitute.

% \(-
(-: Command not found.

% sh

$ PATH=pretending! /usr/ucb/which sense
no sense in pretending

$ drink matter
matter: cannot create

Or, in a System V (att) universe:

$ cat "can of food"
cat: cannot open can of food

(Source: GNU)

It isn’t much yet but that is because I removed everything and started a new blog. I also upgraded to the latest Worpress.