Just registered with Fema. WTF?

[HeeBGBz]

Ok, I registered online with FEMA and just as you get started you have to type in a wavy odd looking code word (like you do with Ticketmaster or other online things to prevent mass computer spamming or whatever)

Guess what my word was? LOOTER! Is that rude or what? They could make up any freakin word to use to punch into that box, but they spit out LOOTER! Subliminal attempt to insult people who apply???

[Quakerfriend]

1. Yikes!

I wonder what a lawyer would say about that.

Can't be just random selection of letters!!

[still_one]

2. probably randomly generated, but pretty outrageous nevertheless

[Tesla]

3. OMG!!!

I think you can add that to the stories on blm's post here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4754846

[HeeBGBz]

7. Ok, will check it out. eom

[onecent]

4. Did you register with them for a job? Just wondering because

I have a friend who was trying to find out how to apply for a job with FEMA and she can relocate anywhere. Thanks

[HeeBGBz]

6. No, mostly just travel expenses and possible help with housing

eom

[TallahasseeGrannie]

5. Huh?

Very eerie.

[Inland]

8. LOL! No, the words/numbers are randomly generated. nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. OMG! This is Sickening!!!!! I think the Media should be notified of this!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

10. Do you have a link for this? nt

[HeeBGBz]

12. A link? It was my FEMA application!

Sorry. You just have to take my word for it.

And the word was LOOTER...

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. No! I take your word! I want the link so I can try it myself, and

then send it out to the media.

[HeeBGBz]

14. Ok, I backpaged here ya go

https://www.disasteraid.fema.gov/famsVuWeb/integration

I tried it again too. Most of what I've gotten is nonsense words, (as it should be) but the last one I got when I hit refresh was "jewing"

How do you do a screen save capture?

[justiceischeap]

15. What system are you running? Windoze?

If it's Windoze, then it's either shift+Print Screen or control+print screen. I can't remember which and I'm looking at a mac keyboard right now, so I can't be more specific, sorry. Anyone, once you do the print screen, you should be able to paste that image into paint or something.

[charlie]

16. You don't need capture

The word is an image, right-click and save it.

[justiceischeap]

18. It would actually be better as a capture,

That way one can actually see it's from the FEMA site. Sourcing, it's all about sourcing.

[charlie]

20. Okay

On Windows, it's PrintScreen. Or Alt-PrintScreen to capture just the active window.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. Jewing! OMG that is just as bad! Also look at the last word on your

link integration.

I don't know how to capture. I wish I did.

[HeeBGBz]

19. I captured "jewing"

It won't let me refresh any more. Only other words that showed up were "inland" and "pooting"

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

21. If you need a photo hosting site, I use villagephotos.com. Its free. nt

[HeeBGBz]

22. Thanks, I have a website I can host it on.

They now have a "Service Unavailable" page that pops up on refresh.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

23. Your welcome. Service Unavailable? So does that mean the site

is down for people who are trying to make applications?

I heard someone on Randi Rhodes last Friday(?) who said they had to go through 14 screens just to get to the application.

[HeeBGBz]

27. No, it came back up after that

I guess it just timed out.

But, yeah, you have to go through a gazillion pages to actually start.

[HeeBGBz]

30. Here's that screenshot

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

32. I am going to pass this forward. Thank you! This is DISGUSTING! nt

[justiceischeap]

11. Did you think to save the image? Or take a screenshot? (eom)

[Neecy]

24. wow...adding insult to injury!

Btw, VERY glad to hear you're okay.

Jazz is doing great - I'm hoping to get some photos to you soon.

[HeeBGBz]

28. Great! I'd like to see them!

Yeah, I'm doing okay. Just feel a bit disorganized, disgruntled, lost and dismayed.

[tx_dem41]

25. Not subliminal....just random and pretty hilarious, quite frankly.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

26. Not random...at the mercy of a programmer

[tx_dem41]

29. I guess it could be....but I think the same 3rd party software is used...

for registration at all sites. But, I guess someone could have fiddled with it. Quite frankly, being a programmer myself, I appreciate creativity/smartass qualities among us "soulless" programmers even when it is aimed at me.

[Coastie for Truth]

31. My word was "crybabi"

[HeeBGBz]

35. Are you SERIOUS!?

That just leaves me without words.

[progressivebydesign]

33. I got a sign on for another site that was a racial slur. n/t

[marions ghost]

34. this seems really bizarre

reading this thread, there are
"looter", "jewing", "crybabi"

I'm not sure these words are random. Maybe we can collect even more of these from the site.

[HeeBGBz]

36. BURYING, WHINED,YELHERS, SOAKER, FLOTERS,NIGSON

COPDED, PUSDEN, GRONERS, WALERS, SEAORED, BUZNDER, SHITED, HATNGER, POOHOLE