Funny non-IT Uses of UML?

_pruegel_ asks: "Most people will (if at all) use UML for documentation of software projects. Others come up with non-IT uses like writing poems. Now, I came up with some sort of collaboration diagram for The O.C. (as of episode 2.09). What funny or not so funny but non-IT uses for UML have you found?"

Dear _pruegel_

[Anonymous Coward]

I feel like I want to punch you.

Re:Dear _pruegel_

[_pruegel_]

Well, go ahead ;)

Re:Dear _pruegel_

[danielrose]

yes.

Improper modelling...

[Mr. Shiny And New]

<nerd-mode>I'm not sure the specialization arrow (triangle-shaped arrowhead) is a good way to indicate parent-child; a child is not a specialized instance of the parent.</nerd-mode>

Re:Improper modelling...

[BanSiesta]

No, a child is a combination of features from the two parent classes -> multiple inheritance...

Re:Improper modelling...

[Mr. Shiny And New]

But that's not strictly true. A child combines some features from each parent, but can receive features not found in either parent: i.e. if both parents have recessive genes for blue eyes, but also dominant genes for brown eyes, the parents will have brown eyes but the child could have blue eyes.

Anyway, children are not classes, they are instances. So the diagram is wrong in multiple ways.

Not strictly UML but...

[Sklivvz]

Ok, it's a flowchart, but it documents the recipe for making tomato sauce. :-)

http://blogs.ugidotnet.org/cecconi/articles/2413.a spx [ugidotnet.org]

Have fun!

Re:Not strictly UML but...

[Spy der Mann]

That sounds pretty much like "cooking for engineers" [cookingforengineers.com].

My life

[GtKincaid]

ive been using UML to plan out every single possiblity for the 11th of the 10th 2020
on the positive side i think ive worked out how to win the lottery and get laid on that day. on the negative i have to spend so much time working out the possible eventualitys from each event that its going to take me untill 2020 to finish

Re:My life

[hdparm]

You sure you'll find some time to buy that ticket?

Marissa and Alex

[stevejsmith]

So, I'm confused - are Marissa and Alex fucking/whatever or not?? I mean, if they're not they definitely will be, but up until they left Jody's house at the end of the last episode, I was certain that they were!

Re:Marissa and Alex

[game kid]

Thank God you didn't confuse O.C. for overclocking. I wouldn't mind seeing Marissa and (insert any person's name) fucking/whatever at all. She's hot...

Did anyone else look at that O.C. diagram....

[ixl]

And notice that it's dangerously close to being fully-connected?

Question...

[Ramses0]

I haven't ever watched the O.C., but why are everyones legs so wide, and why are there so many arrows pointing towards them?

--Robert

Wait a second..

[Klowner]

I don't feel good..

It just occured to me, there now exists a person that is capable of both comprehending UML, and being a fan of the O.C.?

Where is my umbrella? I sense pig feces will fall from the sky any moment now..

Re:Wait a second..

[_pruegel_]

Here in Germany only the first two episodes of season one aired (last week and this week). I used Twizz TV [twiztv.com] to read the rest and I became confused because of all the different relations. I somehow lost track about who was aunt/sister/daugther... That's why I did the diagram. I would not call myself "fan of The O.C.".

Re:Wait a second..

[Klowner]

I meant no offense, just pointing out the humorous correlation is all I intended :)

I simply can't stand crappy shows like that though, everyone looks like they're in their 20's-30's, yet they manage to squeeze 3 or 4 generations of people into the plot and then mix them all up until the viewers are completely confused.. In fact, making a diagram of it is somewhat impressive considering how screwed up those types of shows are.

Re:Wait a second..

[geoffspear]

Wouldn't a better alternative be to not watch confusingly bad TV shows?

I'm afraid that if you spend enough time thinking about a show that you make a flow chart, you're probably a fan.

Argh

[FullMetalAlchemist]

I understand the desire to use visual modeling tools, but I have a hard time understanding why UML is the standard that everyone uses; man, it sucks ass.

It was inconsistent; to the point that it was actually umbigous, in version 1 and a few dot-releases. So it couldn't be checked by a parser.

Some claim that UML and EER have 1:1 mapping, and while that isn't strictly true the EER is not the answear we're looking for.

So, to the point; does anyone know of a visual modeling language that isn't inconsistent a

ambiguity

[graf0z]

Strange idea to use UML [sourceforge.net] for documentation. I use it for jailing my gameservers.

/graf0z.

sad

[clambake]

The sad thing is, most UML I've seen used in IT tends to be unintentionally funny all by itself.

Only one question .. What the heck is 'OC'?

[talexb]

Occasional Coward?
Occluding Clot?
Old Cow?
Official Cap?
Ontological Catalyst?
Odd Couple?
Off Center?
Octagonal Crustacean?
Outlying Cottage?
Omnipotent Creature?
Opposing Canine?
Orthogonal Cusp?
Original Catsup?
Overwhelming Certainty?
Outter Circumference?

The only clue I have is the definite article that precedes 'OC' .. no periods. So what is it?

Re:Only one question .. What the heck is 'OC'?

[SirTalon42]

Its a TV show... now wish to go back to the good old days where it was just Over Clocking

Re:Only one question .. Why the heck OC'?

[xtermin8]

OC, the TV show on Fox, stands for Orange County, California. There's a link to it in the box next to the article. Its utter shite.

Re:Only one question .. Why the heck OC'?

[WhiteDragon]

I've never watched the show, but I have always been bothered by the name. If it stands for Orange County, California, shouldn't it be OCC? And why the name 'The OC'? Nobody says, "I live in the Orange County".

A challenge

[YetAnotherAnonymousC]

OK then. And excellent start. But I now hereby challenge someone to attempt a diagram for a *daytime* soap. Bonus points if it's Days of Our Lives and includes demonic possessions.

Nothing

[alan_dershowitz]

UML is so torturous that using it for fun is out of the question. It's useful, but it's also annoying to actually use :-(

Why ?

[Vanieter]

I thought UML was meant as a punishment for misbehaving programmers - nobody it their right mind would use that for fun unless they're suits ... and even then ...