Zen in HTTP response codes
Linc
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I thought this would be a fun activity to try here. I'm working on coming up with some cheeky-Zen quips to add to HTTP response codes.
HTTP response codes are part of the technical bits of how the Internet works. Whenever something is requested from a server, it always replies with a number first. When everything is OK (like when this page was requested by your browser) the reply is 200: Success. The one everyone knows is 404: Not Found. There are lots of others, like 301: Moved Permanently, 500: Internal Server Error, and more.
What I'm looking to do is pair a Confucius-like saying to each one. Maybe Zen, maybe general Buddhism, maybe something that just sounds like Zen. The point, above all, is to be pithy and humorous.
A full list is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes
This is a condensed list of the common ones:
200 OK
301 Moved Permanently
302 Found / Temporary Redirect
304 Not Modified
400 Bad Request
403 Forbidden
404 Not Found
410 Gone
500 Internal Server Error
502 Bad Gateway
503 Service Unavailable
For an example of a funny one, see 418.
What you got? 
Comments
Nothing is lost, Nothing is found.
or
Where fools refresh,
the wise revise.
I like 420.
It's always 420 somewhere.
205 Reset Content -- sandal slap
420 Method Failure ~ "No, you can't get enlightenment by toking up"
"Who am I?" ~ 422: Unprocessable Entity
"I can learn the truth by reading books and thinking about this stuff" ~ 424: Failed Dependency
"I have a question." ~ 429: Too Many Requests
"Does a dog have buddha nature?" ~ 444: No Response
"I can become a Buddha by sitting still, not thinking of anything" ~ 417 Expectation Failed
Hehe.
200 OK - but no Nirvana
301 Moved Permanently - prepare for reincarnation
302 Found / Temporary Redirect - moon, finger, point?
304 Not Modified - not unchanged.
400 Bad Request - Say Nothing.
403 Forbidden - but done anyway . . .
404 Not Found - keep searching
410 Gone - gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond
500 Internal Server Error - Gasho
502 Bad Gateway - Get over it
503 Service Unavailable - Help yourself!
For every bad request, there is a bad answer.
or
Check your bad self.
Where the will is weak, the content is restricted.
414 - Request URI - Too long
The request that takes a thousand steps is too long.
449 - Retry with (Microsoft)
would be neat if it were (with your brain plugged in)
405 Present moment unavailable.
209-Good things come to one who waits.
(Due to a brief upsurge in traffic, your request will be delayed 20 seconds.)
210-The end of this experience is at hand.
211-The end you sought is not attainable from present position.
212-Steam Danger! Remove Teapot from Console.
213-Unrealistic Expectations: Your Deity not recognized on this platform.
(The server cannot meet the requirements of the Expect request-header field.)
214-Please refrain from any more searches.
(It's idiots like you that clog up the arteries of the web with inane requests.)