Adobe Transient Witticisms – Fact
During the development cycle for Photoshop 3.0, engineer Kevin Johnston came up with a clever Easter Egg called “Adobe Transient Witticisms™”.
The purpose was really an inside bit of engineering humor. Supposedly, the quotes and other phrases were uttered by engineers at moments of extreme pressure and relieved the tension of the moment. Kevin captured these phrases and included them in the final shipping version of 3.0. The Adobe Transient Witticisms™ have been a Photoshop tradition ever since.
To access them, one must first be able to get to the Photoshop splash screen which on the Mac is accomplished by selecting “About Photoshop” in the Apple menu. In Windows you select “About Photoshop” from the Help menu. As you see the rolling credits, you must wait till the very end and option/Alt click in the area above the credits but below version number (for CS). Then, you’ll see all the Adobe Transient Witticisms™. Watch as they appear and you’ll see some funny or weird messages appearing. . .the Adobe Transient Witticisms™.
Each version since 3.0 has also had the official Photoshop engineer’s “Top Ten Signs the Engineering Team has been Working Too Hard:” list.
For Photoshop CS they are:
10. We done made Marianne get herself an assistant!
9. 3 million lines, and counting
8. -Everybody- starts doing the “Farmer butt dance”
7. Uwe, Oprah. Oprah, Uwe.
6. _The Wall_ starts sounding “Fun and inspriational”
5. There’s just something about feathers. . .
4. Don Julio distillery starts offering bulk discounts and free shipping
3. New management greeting: “De-fer, boss, de-fer!”
2. Andy starts to say Bauhaus “feels like home”
And the number one sign that the engineering team has been working too hard:
1. Mints, mints, mints!
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