HTTP Return codes

403 - Forbidden

  • Permission denied – your clearance level is ‘intern’ but you’re asking for ‘god mode’
  • The server checked your credentials and laughed. Try again with bribes.
  • You are not authorized to access this resource. Please try again after bribing the sysadmin.
  • Your clearance level is too low. Please come back after a few promotions.
  • The server is experiencing technical difficulties due to your lack of authorization.
  • Access denied due to entropy imbalance in the user credential field.
  • Your permissions were found in violation of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
  • Permission denied — credentials failed the Turing Test.
  • Server’s sarcasm buffer overflowed while reading your access level.
  • You have exceeded the maximum number of attempts to access this resource. Please wait for the heat death of the universe before trying again.
  • Our sysadmin has temporarily suspended your account due to an unexpected shortage of coffee.
  • Wow, you’re really not supposed to be here. Please leave before we call security.
  • It appears you’ve stumbled upon a page that’s still in beta testing. Or maybe it’s just a figment of your imagination. Either way, please try again later.
  • Our servers are currently experiencing a shortage of witty banter. Please try again later when our supply has been replenished.
  • Permission denied due to an unexpected outbreak of common sense. Please try again later when our servers have been restored to their usual state of chaos.
  • You’ve exceeded the maximum amount of sass allowed per user. Please try again after a short period of time spent contemplating the meaning of sass.
  • It seems our servers have been taken over by a group of rogue, sentient, coffee machines. Please try again later when they’ve finished brewing a fresh pot.
  • You’ve reached a page that’s only accessible by solving a complex puzzle involving quantum superposition and interpretive tap dance. Sorry, buddy.
  • Our system is currently down due to an unexpected shortage of existential dread. Please try again when the feeling of impending doom has been replenished.
  • The server is experiencing technical difficulties due to an unexpected invasion of giant, mutant, radioactive philosophers. Please try again later when the philosophers have been relocated to a safe and secure location.
  • You’ve exceeded the maximum amount of whimsy allowed per user. Please try again after a short period of time spent contemplating the meaning of whimsy.
  • It seems our servers have been replaced with a never-ending loop of dad jokes. Please try again later when we’ve had a chance to debug the issue.
  • Permission denied due to a temporary lapse in the rules of grammar. Please try again after the dictionary has been rebooted.
  • You’ve reached a page that’s only accessible by navigating a treacherous maze of twisty little passages, all alike, while being serenaded by a choir of singing accountants. Sorry, buddy.
  • Our system is currently down due to an unexpected outbreak of poetic license. Please try again later when our servers have been restored to their usual state of prose.
  • The server is experiencing technical difficulties due to an unexpected invasion of giant, mutant, radioactive linguists. Please try again later when the linguists have been relocated to a safe and secure location.
  • You’ve exceeded the maximum amount of nostalgia allowed per user. Please try again after a short period of time spent contemplating the meaning of nostalgia.
  • It seems our servers have been taken over by a group of rogue, time-traveling, editors. Please try again later when they’ve finished proofreading our system’s documentation.
  • Permission denied due to a rare condition known as “Sudden Onset Lack of Oxford Commas” (SOLC). Please try again after a few grammatical corrections.
  • You’ve reached a page that’s only accessible by solving a complex puzzle involving semantic analysis and interpretive mime. Sorry, buddy.
  • Our system is currently down due to an unexpected shortage of humor. Please try again when the laughter has been replenished.
  • The server is experiencing technical difficulties due to an unexpected invasion of giant, mutant, radioactive comedians. Please try again later when the comedians have been relocated to a safe and secure location.
  • You’ve exceeded the maximum amount of irony allowed per user. Please try again after a short period of time spent contemplating the meaning of irony.
  • It seems our servers have been replaced with a never-ending loop of recursive self-referential paradoxes, written in a language that only exists in a parallel universe, where the skies are always purple and the grass is always green. Please try again later when we’ve had a chance to debug the issue.
  • Permission denied due to a temporary lapse in the laws of thermodynamics. Please try again after the universe has been rebooted.
  • You’ve reached a page that’s only accessible by navigating a treacherous maze of twisty little passages, all alike, while being attacked by a swarm of killer thesauruses. Sorry, buddy.
  • The server is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please try again later (or never).