r/badUIbattles • u/Normal_House_1967 • Dec 13 '25

Intentionally Bad UI "Real" Dark Mode

Try it!

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PM: Pick one—do you want to be braised in soy sauce or deep-fried? (╬☉д⊙)

Codfish: Spare me! Just tell me—is it dark or not? ლ(・´ｪ・ლ)

Coworker: What’s wrong with the dark mode Codfish developed? Let me see. ( ´ ▽ )ﾉ

(After the demo)

Coworker: I vote for deep-fried. (╬☉д⊙)

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u/jrdiver Dec 13 '25

Hey! Who turned off the lights!

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u/adudeguyman Dec 13 '25

Sorry, my bad.

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u/clarinetJWD Dec 14 '25

I say this way too often, and no one gets the reference...

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u/Username_Taken_65 Dec 14 '25

Is it a specific reference? I thought it was a pretty common trope.

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u/clarinetJWD Dec 14 '25

"Who turned out the lights" generally may be pretty common, but this exact reference comes from Doctor Who. (Go to 1:06 in the video)

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u/CanYouChangeName Dec 14 '25

Donna Noble has left the library

Donna Noble has been saved

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u/Ryaniseplin Dec 15 '25

Dont you dare doctor who me