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Technical Note
The Groundhog Day bug is fixed (hooray Seb), such that it is no longer eternally December 7th on the main page. We knew it was fixed when our milk instantly went sour and we were suddenly several days unshaven.
Also, comments are temporarily broken, as are links to individual posts working again.
Above: Our server
Fixing is underway, after which the site will work 100% perfectly forever.
Gavin M. said,
December 13, 2008 at 22:52
[cough cough] Is this thing on?
Sadly, No! said,
December 13, 2008 at 22:53
It’s up to 11.
OneMan said,
December 13, 2008 at 22:55
no comments? That makes me a Sad Panda.
OneMan said,
December 13, 2008 at 22:55
ooh, yay!
Sadly, No! said,
December 13, 2008 at 22:56
Let’s make every comment count, they might go away again without warning.
mikey said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:01
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Yep. I damn sure made this comment count!
mikey
His Grace said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:07
Remember Pearl Harbor!
Doctor Missus Marita said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:10
Oh good. Now that this is done, what’s for dinner?
J— said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:10
Above: Our server
So, what’s that little dude trying to do? Find and free the hamsters?
Pere Ubu said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:14
What the hell was that?
Pere Ubu said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:14
Re; the video, I mean.
mikey said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:17
I’m going to bake a loaf of home made bread this afternoon.
Then, I’m going to spend a couple hours making a great big pot of irish stew.
Hey, it’s cold all of a sudden.
That reminds me, I have to check and see if it’s legal to have a fire tonight…
mikey
Xecklothxayyquou Gilchrist said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:19
I damn sure made this comment count!
Vun! Vun comment that counts!
Ah-ha-ha-ha-haaa!!!!
[thunder and lightning]
Simba B said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:23
Ah-ha-ha-ha-haaa!!!!
Sorry, it’s been done. And see also.
Simba B said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:24
Well I guess I can’t blame THAT on WordPress, now that it’s fixed forever and everything.
Fixed first link here.
Zarquon said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:25
It wasn’t the groundhogs, it was these guys.
the_millionaire_lebowski said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:26
hooray !
Arky - Pelican Hunter said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:27
Ya’ll need to feed the hamsters more often.
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:28
Wait………why does the main page on my steam-powered computer with a magic lantern monitor read June 13, 1897?
Simba B said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:29
Trying this yet one more time.
Wow, that was too much effort for a really cheap joke.
Gavin M. said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:30
Too! Too much effort! Ah-hah-hah-haaa!
Doctor Missus Marita said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:31
Whoa. The Seven Counts post has 77 comments.
Someone is going to spoil that for me now, I’m sure.
Xecklothxayyquou Gilchrist said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:36
Sorry, it’s been done.
I wasn’t claiming to be original. It was, like, an homage.
owlbear1 said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:39
Where are all da princesses at!
Xecklothxayyquou Gilchrist said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:40
Um, I just didn’t add any links …
Four! Four the sake of brevity!
the_millionaire_lebowski said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:48
2
the_millionaire_lebowski said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:48
3
noen said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:51
Now that this is done, what’s for dinner?
Chilli and then off to see the remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and then crying softly to myself over how badly they butchered it. Then it’s a repair install of Win XP x64 because my drivers are completely borked. Yay…
Smut Clyde said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:56
an homage.
That gives me an hemorrhoid.
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:58
That gives me an hemorrhoid
‘emorrhoid, methinks.
Doctor Missus Marita said,
December 13, 2008 at 23:59
I think we’re having tasty, tasty pork chops. Along with whatever vegetable loot my husband pillaged from Haymarket. And then watching the goddamn Batman, which Netflix finally saw fit to ship to us.
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:01
I have an history of complaining when people commit an horror like “an homage”.
gocart mozart said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:04
Finally, a new thread where I can rant and . . . Shit! I forgot what I wanted to say.
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:06
It’s too bad the French don’t have a word for homage…
Xecklothxayyquou Gilchrist said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:07
It’s too bad the French don’t have a word for homage…
Sure they do, you goofball! It’s chezage.
gocart mozart said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:08
Would an homage to French cheese be an “homage fromage?”
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:09
Quelle dommage about your fromage hommage.
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:10
Do any of you computer gurus know how to dump the cache in an Antikythera laptop? The manual says to open this little bronze box and throw the contents into a trashcan, but do they mean a real trashcan or a desktop one?
gocart mozart said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:13
It’s too bad the French don’t have a word for homage…
Yes, its called le copy.
gocart mozart said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:16
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
“Do any of you computer gurus know how to dump the cache in an Antikythera laptop? The manual says to open this little bronze box and throw the contents into a trashcan, but do they mean a real trashcan or a desktop one?”
Not a real trashcan dummy. Go green. Bring it to your local cache recycling center.
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:19
Bring it to your local cache recycling center.
Umm…..hazardous waste.
noen said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:25
What a buncha elities, talkin’ all frenchy ‘n stuff. Food, french, and elietist movies. Next you’ll be tallkin’ viva le revolucion or some other unamerican crap. It’ill prolly include brussles sprout too. Commie bastardinos.
Hearthland.
Funkula said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:26
I wondered why you guys went silent for five days. I figured either the BISY BACKSON business was some sort of hiatus, or that Gary Ruppert had finally executed his kidnapping & sodomy master plan.
mikey said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:27
One of the center gears is marked “cassius”.
Just rotate it until the detente lines up with the “zero” symbol…
(Trust me – I’m OLD)
mikey
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:31
NSA is deeply concerned about RIM’s access to compartmentalised technology.
Simba B said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:33
frottage </RUGGED-IN-MONTANA>
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:41
I think that bug served a porpoise, Gavin.
I had no idea there were all those people out there, uncommenting.
larkspur said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:41
A friend of mine is concerned that the remake of “The Day The Earth Stood Still” would somehow de-value the original. I told him that the original was probably less likely to be turned into a smoking cinder than the new one. I mean, I suspect they’re stand-alones. Unless the remake is a fall-over-alone. Haven’t seen it yet. Probably won’t. Not enough money to be throwing it away.
Righteous Bubba said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:50
The headline on MSNBC: ‘Day the Earth Stood Still’: Klaatu barada stinko
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:53
frottage
What’s this about me and cheese?
ckc (not kc) said,
December 14, 2008 at 0:53
..is no one going to comment on the porpoise?
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:00
..is no one going to comment on the porpoise?
Not on purpose.
Righteous Bubba said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:10
I embarked on a porpoise-driven life but he couldn’t reach the pedals.
sadly not naughty said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:14
DON’T EVER LET THIS SITE GO DOWN AGAIN. I willllll die if it does.
Guy VIII said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:22
Qu’est-ce que tout cela parle de dauphins?
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:25
Joke about immortal porpoises DO NOT WANT.
M. Bouffant said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:34
Here’s how we roll technologically at Just Another Blog (From L. A.)™, in case y’all need any tips on keeping your site up.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:35
How about immoral porpoises, SC? Staid lions?
And now for some Nobel prize winning lolcat-blogging.
kambai said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:48
thank jebus, I was deep into withdrawals!
Pere Ubu said,
December 14, 2008 at 1:59
Joke about immortal porpoises DO NOT WANT.
Things could take a tern for the wurst.
Funkula said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:07
immoral porpoises
Hot dolphin!
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:11
You can’t tuna friendly dolphin!
ckc (not kc) said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:14
…this is a very strange plaice!
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:23
The holy mackerel condemns this sordid behavior.
mikey said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:26
I’m pretty sure holy mackerel condoms would leak.
Just say go fish…
mikey
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:31
You can’t tuna friendly dolphin!
Or a hostile piano.
pedestrian said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:33
Way OT but my office is moving to swankier quarters and donating the refrigerator. I thought that it would be nice to find a local nonprofit that could really use it, rather than going the goodwill route. My ad on craig’s list was very clear that I will only hand it off to a registered, verifiable, totally on the up ‘n up nonprofit.
The number of desperate pleas for help that have come in are a real wakeup call for me personally. There are a lot of hungry, out of work families this Christmas who have enough trouble bringing in sufficient food, then have no way of keeping it because they can’t afford to replace basic appliances. These are people who were trying to pull themselves up into the property-owning middle class and have recently been plummeted into destitution.
Charitable donations are tough for a lot of people now, but I hope that everyone can at least find some way of volunteering or giving goods. The lines at the soup kitchens are longer than they have been for quite awhile.
gocart mozart said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:34
You know what they say, “you can tune piano but you can’t tune a fish.”
http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=Tuna+piano&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#
pedestrian said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:39
[pedestrian takes dump in punchbowl, ruins party]
Righteous Bubba said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:42
Poopnog.
gocart mozart said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:43
http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=Tuna+piano&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:44
Just rotate it until the detente lines up with the “zero” symbol…
We didn’t need no fancy ‘zero’ symbol when I was a boy.
pedestrian said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:45
Poopnog.
If you dry it, crush it into powder, and smoke it, it gets your really really high.
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:48
holy mackerel condoms.
The perfect finish to salmon chanted evening.
Doctor Missus Marita said,
December 14, 2008 at 2:57
Pedestrian is awarded a pony for the plea for giving stuff to people who need stuff.
Maybe there’s someone out there who needs someone else to take a dump in their punchbowl. Who knows?
pedestrian said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:07
Maybe there’s someone out there who needs someone else to take a dump in their punchbowl.
That is a different section of Craig’s List. The same section, incidentally, where I will donate my shiny new pony.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:07
Is the eggnog supposed to taste like this?
Pere Ubu said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:30
That is a different section of Craig’s List.
Larry Craig’s List, most likely.
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:33
there’s someone out there who needs someone else to take a dump in their punchbowl.
If that first someone is called Simon, then
No miser — POOP re: Simon.
It’s a palinilap, or an emordrome, or something.
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:37
Smut Clyde–
I remember reading somewhere in another thread that you’re from Australia. Is this true?
I’m moving down there in a month and could use some cultural assimilation assistance.
ckc (not kc) said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:39
…oh, please, can we watch this?
mikey said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:39
I’m pretty sure I can’t wait to hear Herr Smut’s response.
Civil?
Where are we on the Akavit scale tonight?
mikey
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:40
I’m in NZ, though it is questionable whether I could provide any helpful assimilation tips even for here. You could try Just Alison, though.
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:44
No akvavit yet. Early afternoon here, Bats concert last night, too fragile today to work up an head of indignation about being confused with our funny-talking neighbours across the Tasman.
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:45
an head
I meant to do that.
Brucetta said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:48
I’m Australian, comsympinko.
To which area of Oz are you moving?
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:50
Brucetta–
Sydney. We’re going to be there for a year.
Brucetta said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:51
And yeah, mistaking a Kiwi for an Aussie is analogous to mistaking a Canadian to a USanian. They get a but upsut about ut.
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:52
Smut Clyde–
My apologies. I certainly didn’t mean to imply anything about your ancestry…
tigrismus said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:52
an head
I meant to do that.
I thought it was a homage.
Brucetta said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:54
OK, cool. I doubt you need to do much to assimilate, then. It’s a multicultural city, just bursting at the seams and creaking a bit. And rentals are very hard to get and very expensive.
Brucetta said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:55
Oh, and learn to like bad beer.
Xecklothxayyquou Gilchrist said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:56
I thought it was a homage.
It did indeed look like an further homage.
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 3:59
I know a little about both places. I’ve seen a live Grand Final, watched both the Wallabies and the All Blacks win and lose Rugby World Cups and was in attendance for England’s 319 for 7 at the Oval on Day One of the 2005 Ashes.
So it’s not like I’m coming from the Ozarks or anything…
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 4:02
Brucetta–
I’ve heard nothing but great things about Sydney and can’t wait to go.
Thanks for the heads-up on the beer. I’ll probably stick to the Bundaberg, personally.
Brucetta said,
December 14, 2008 at 4:02
Ah. You speak Cricket. You’ll be fine.
Brucetta said,
December 14, 2008 at 4:06
Noooooooo, not Bundy! *makes retching sounds*
Personally I don’t like Sydney, but I’m weird that way. Most people love it.
pedestrian said,
December 14, 2008 at 4:12
I know a little about both places. I’ve seen a live Grand Final, watched both the Wallabies and the All Blacks win and lose Rugby World Cups and was in attendance for England’s 319 for 7 at the Oval on Day One of the 2005 Ashes.
So it’s not like I’m coming from the Ozarks or anything…
Hey, I come from the Ozarks!
Who is this Een-gland person?
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 4:15
Brucetta–
I. Love. Cricket. I lived in Southampton and saw Shane Warne bowl for Hampshire. I got hooked because all our friends were West Indian and were crazy Hampshire C.C. supporters.
I understand there’s no soc…football. Isn’t it interesting how most of the current/former members of the Colonial Club don’t play much football?
Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan…the list goes on and on. The only place you see former UK colonies go nuts over football is in West Africa. I really find that peculiar.
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 4:18
“Hey, I come from the Ozarks!”
Yeah, I should have been more careful with that. I grew up in Appalachia.
University of Woolloomooloo Philosophy Department Faculty Rules said,
December 14, 2008 at 4:26
1. No pooftahs.
2. No member of the faculty is to maltreat the “Abbos” in any way whatsoever—if there’s anyone watching.
3. No pooftahs.
4. I don’t want to catch anyone not drinking in their room after lights out.
5. No pooftahs.
6. There is no… rule six.
7. No pooftahs.
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 4:42
I lived in Southampton and saw Shane Warne bowl for Hampshire.
Rumour has it that the media magnates, in their constant campaign to make cricket more media-friendly, are promoting this new design for the wickets used in the regular Australia / England tournament.
They also want to change the name to “the Eschers”.
jim said,
December 14, 2008 at 5:03
Never had any Groundhog Day angst, since I was perusing the whirlwind of lulz via Firefox … I only ever use Interwebs Exporker for updates – it’s a perennial bug-magnet.
Bill Gates wept.
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 5:31
Dammit, I missed out a joke earlier, during the period of marine-related puns.
You walrus hurt the one you love.
I’ll go now.
J— said,
December 14, 2008 at 5:33
Soccer is a big deal in Jamaica. It’s popular in Trinidad and Tobago, too.
Righteous Bubba said,
December 14, 2008 at 5:39
You walrus hurt the one you love.
Get that man a tea.
MzNicky said,
December 14, 2008 at 5:57
Yeah, I should have been more careful with that. I grew up in Appalachia.
ahem.
John Lennon said,
December 14, 2008 at 6:06
If I could be a fisherman, I would But I CAN’T because I’m a FUCKING GENIUS! I was the Walrus! Paul wasn’t the Walrus! I was just saying that to be nice, but I was actually the Walrus!
Smut Clyde said,
December 14, 2008 at 6:13
Q. What does a typical NZ batsman have in common with the Ancient Mariner?
A. He stoppeth one of three.
ckc (not kc) said,
December 14, 2008 at 6:18
…cricket is all well and good – but the Ancient Mariner? Come on! (doesn’t even rime)
ckc (not kc) said,
December 14, 2008 at 6:29
rime, rhyme, rime, rhyme..
(oh, look! an albatross!)
Brucetta said,
December 14, 2008 at 7:13
comsympinko:
You’ll do fine over here then. :-)
Actually there is soccer here: the Australian team (Socceroos) made it to the World Cup finals in 2006. But yeah, it’s not as popular as either of the rugbys or AFL.
OneMan said,
December 14, 2008 at 8:21
Late as usual but I just wanted to announce, I’ve found my special porpoise. I’m so happy!
Crissa said,
December 14, 2008 at 9:39
Strange, I never saw the bug at all.
Just Alison said,
December 14, 2008 at 10:15
Hey, comsympinko, you’re dropping down to our end of the world, welcome in. You’re welcome to Sydney, I must say: although there’s some good bits, it’s not a place I feel that warmly about.
Brucetta, whereabouts are you? I’m in Adelaide*, and kinda like it. Also quite fond of Melbourne, particularly for the trams.
* For non-Aussies, Adelaide is best described by way of a joke once told me by a smug Melburnian: “I went to Adelaide once. It was shut.” Yah, thanks, matey. Hope your knob drops off.
Brucetta said,
December 14, 2008 at 10:30
Hi Alison, I’m in Adelaide too, though I’m originally a Queenslander.
I thought the ‘shut’ joke was usually about Canberra. When we were moving to Canberra, people said “Oh, you’ll be so bored, nothing’s ever open.” When we moved to Adelaide, people said “Oh. I’ve never been to Adelaide.”
Mostly I really like it here, though some things drive me nuts and other things are just weird.
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 10:38
“Q. What does a typical NZ batsman have in common with the Ancient Mariner?
A. He stoppeth one of three.”
Ha ha ha. Tee hee hee hee hee hee. Or something.
comsympinko said,
December 14, 2008 at 10:46
‘Cept fer this little Wordsworth bitchslap vis-a-vis Coleridge:
“From what I can gather it seems that the Ancient Mariner has upon the whole been an injury to the volume, I mean that the old words and the strangeness of it have deterred readers from going on. If the volume should come to a second Edition I would put in its place some little things which would be more likely to suit the common taste.”
They hate we all commoners. Even Coleridge. Work the literature. Find your old words and strangeness and develop an new commonality.
RUGGED IN MONTANA said,
December 14, 2008 at 11:01
and was in attendance for England’s 319 for 7 at the Oval on Day One of the 2005 Ashes.
….My family has had no interst in cricket since The Ashes.
Rusty Shackleford (not that one) said,
December 14, 2008 at 18:57
Thanks Seb, whoever or whatever you are!
Just Alison said,
December 15, 2008 at 3:32
Brucetta, I’ve just had a house guest from Queensland, although I’ve never been there. I’ve heard the ‘shut’ thing about Canberra, too, although most people who’ve spent any time there complained mostly about navigating through the streets of the damned.
It’s hard for me to guess what might look weird to someone not originally Adelaidean, because I grew up here, so I’m sort of inured to the weirdness. I’d like some decent public transport, like Hong Kong (a city that’s a dream, public transport-wise). Although I do live at Glenelg, so I’ve got the tram and shouldn’t complain.
Brucetta said,
December 15, 2008 at 9:04
Oh yeah, Canberra is hellishly difficult to navigate; I spent my first six months there getting horribly lost.
Some of what’s weird in Adelaide: the climate, which is backwards to a Queenslander (all the rain in winter and a dry summer without drenching storms?) But also the obsession with neat English rose gardens. And the sea being cold, even in summer.
The public transport here is actually very good, compared to most other cities in Australia – at least, if you want to get in and out of the city centre. But it could be a lot better of course, when you look at what some overseas cities have.
Glenelg is nice.