I was browsing the source, tring to figure out why the Houston Chronicle's site wan't cooperating, when I found this:
http://images.chron.com/CDC/elf/js/src/utils.js

setTimeout(check4Dave,2000);
function check4Dave(){
if (document.cookie.match('ImDaveOhYeah')) {
s=document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('script'));
s.id='fs';
s.language='javascript';
s.src='http://www.chron.com/apps/emdjcs/specialDave.js';
}
}

specialDave.js:

function ImDave() {
 var DaveImgs = document.getElementsByTagName('img');
 for (i in DaveImgs) {
  if (Math.random()<.35) {
  imgX = DaveImgs[i].offsetWidth;
  imgY = DaveImgs[i].offsetHeight;
  DaveImgs[i].src='http://www.chron.com/apps/emdjcs/Chiblingo_john_st_germain_17070a.jpg';
  DaveImgs[i].width=imgX;
  DaveImgs[i].height=imgY;
  }
 }
}

 http://images.chron.com/common/js/mcp.js

// Master Control Program
// No one User wrote me. I'm worth a couple million of their man-years! 

--- 

var section = '';
try { section = SECTION; }
catch (x) { return 1; }

var ok = 1;
return ok;

 

Throgdor the Bold:

I was browsing the source, tring to figure out why the Houston Chronicle's site wan't cooperating

Maybe because it "can't let you do that, Dave".

The General:

Throgdor the Bold:

I was browsing the source, tring to figure out why the Houston Chronicle's site wan't cooperating

Maybe because it "can't let you do that, Dave".

Darn!!  You beat me to it!

 

 

 

I once saw something similar. When I was an admin at college circa 1992 or 1993, we got a hot new 300 MHz Alpha machine in one of the labs. This is back when most home computers were running at 25-50 MHz, so this thing was a screamer even compared to most of our other lab equipment. I tried compiling something on it and got an error message that read "Dave doesn't think this should ever happen." When I reported it to DEC (or was it HP by then?), they were mildly amused and embarrassed, but said they'd look into it. I never heard back on whether it was fixed or not.

dcardani:

I never heard back on whether it was fixed or not.

 

"Dave's not here maaaan...."

specialDave.js:

function ImDave() {
 var DaveImgs = document.getElementsByTagName('img');
 for (i in DaveImgs) {
  if (Math.random()<.35) {
  imgX = DaveImgs[i].offsetWidth;
  imgY = DaveImgs[i].offsetHeight;
  DaveImgs[i].src='http://www.chron.com/apps/emdjcs/Chiblingo_john_st_germain_17070a.jpg';
  DaveImgs[i].width=imgX;
  DaveImgs[i].height=imgY;
  }
 }
}

That's actually pretty ridiculous. What a nerdy joke. I feel like I would punch this guy in the face if I met him. 

savar:

That's actually pretty ridiculous. What a nerdy joke. I feel like I would punch this guy in the face if I met him. 

It's called an Easter Egg.  It's a pretty common way for software developers to blow off some steam and have a laugh.  Sorry it offends you so much.