Entertainment
Gmail Was Down for 20 Minutes & Here's How We Reacted, in Gifs
Today, Gmail was like, “IT’S FRIDAY. I'M GOING TO GO STRETCH OUT MY WALKING STICKS, SNITCHES. HAVE FUN WITHOUT ME,” and then peaced out for about 20 minutes. When Gmail went down, we were all kicked out of our accounts. No one saw it coming. Those 20 minutes were absolute pandemonium. What do you mean by “Temporary Error (500)?” WHAT IS THAT?! Ugh, annoying. Let me sign back in, please. What's that? You won't let me back in? Why are you doing this?! NO NO NO NO.
The implications of that Error (500) message: we could not access our Gmail accounts. We couldn’t check our email. We couldn’t Gchat. We were stuck out at e-sea, without an e-paddle, completely e-alone. It was horrifying. I get chills just thinking about it.
What did today's brief, terrifying, sans-Gmail period of time feel like? Let's revisit:
Image: NBC
When Gmail kicked you out today, you thought it was something you did.
Image: thesonnotcallederwan/tumblr
And you became increasingly frustrated with yourself when you couldn’t sign back in.
Image: mockinjayflyer/tumblr
And then you saw it on Twitter: you weren’t alone in your struggle. Gmail was down. This was equal parts comforting and terrifying.
Image: monsters-dont-cry-they-laugh/tumblr
Yes, you felt a little better knowing that you didn’t break your Gmail account. But you just wanted it to come back.
Image: amaserver/tumblr
But before you could sign on using an old AIM SN, you heard the good news: GMAIL CAME BACK!
Image: your-reaction-gifs/tumblr
