I recently had an issue changing my password on one of my devices. The episode brought to mind this old but relevant post I saw a few years back.

WINDOWS: Please enter your new password.

USER: cabbage

WINDOWS: Sorry, the password must be more than 8
characters.

USER: boiled cabbage

WINDOWS: Sorry, the password must contain 1 numerical
character.

USER: 1 boiled cabbage

WINDOWS: Sorry, the password cannot have blank spaces.

USER: 50frickingboiledcabbages

WINDOWS: Sorry, the password must contain at least one
uppercase character.

USER: 50FRiCKINGboiledcabbages

WINDOWS: Sorry, the password cannot use more than one uppercase character consecutively.

USER: 50FrickingBoiledCabbagesShovedUpYourA**IfYouDon’tGiveMeAccessNow!

WINDOWS: Sorry, the password cannot contain punctuation.

USER: ReallyPissedOff50FrickingBoiledCabbagesShovedUpYourA**IfYouDontGiveMeAccessNow

WINDOWS: Sorry, that password is already in use.

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Royce Shook Blogger

I served as a teacher, a teacher on Call, a Department Head, a District Curriculum, Specialist, a Program Coordinator, and a Provincial Curriculum Coordinator over a forty year career. In addition, I was the Department Head for Curriculum and Instruction, as well as a professor both online and in person at the University of Phoenix (Canada) from 2000-2010.

I also worked with Special Needs students. I gave workshops on curriculum development and staff training before I fully retired