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See Also Tree Swing Meme

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Client asks for a simple burger and fries combo. Requirements engineer, in their infinite wisdom and probably after three hours of deliberation, delivers... *checks notes* ...an avocado stuffed with scrambled eggs and a side of avocado skin strips masquerading as fries. Because apparently when someone says "burger," they CLEARLY mean "hollowed-out fruit vessel filled with breakfast protein."

The requirements gathering phase strikes again! Nothing says "I totally understood the assignment" like turning a straightforward fast food order into an avant-garde culinary nightmare. At least they got the color palette right? Green is green, right? RIGHT?! This is basically the software equivalent of asking for a login page and getting a blockchain-powered quantum authentication system that requires a blood sacrifice.

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