Coming across the airliner/conveyor belt thread today
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=78138

reminded me of a long running and w(h)acky thread I came across when trying to get help with the dreaded Sony C:31:23 error code a few months back.

www.camerahacker.com/Forums/DisplayComments.php?file=Video%20Camera/Sony/Sony_DCR-TRV18_-_Error_Code..html

I thought some of the posts were hilarious.