Six word computer stories

[beercz]

OK, I'm at work, bored!!
Challenge!!
Make up a computer story in six words (or less).

I'll start:

"Windows crashed again, switching to linux!"

Come on, make up your own, I bet you can do better than mine!!

[Nunu]

My CD won't boot.

[smithman89]

"X died, Ctrl Alt F1"

[Cochise]

window freezes, ubuntu doesnt, use which?

[Nunu]

Installed Vista... BSOD on first boot.

[popch]

It worked until I typed 'rm'.

[xyz]

Arboreal ape in use here.

[Sef]

Linus Is Not Usually Xenophobic.

[xyz]

Xantha Uses Nautilus In Liverpool.

[Tom Mann]

I like Linux, Linux is goooooooooooood!

(substitute Linux for Pie to see where I swiped that one from)

[beercz]

Computer's frozen, press CTRL-ALT-DELETE

[-grubby]

computer bought farm, please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FuturePilot]

The Blue Screen of Death

[EDavidBurg]

Oh, ****. Ctrl+C! Ctrl+C!

[beercz]

Where's the any key?

[xyz]

Coffee and computers make best lovers.

[runemaste644]

Linux Is Not Unix

[Gordy]

Windows gives me gas

[runemaste644]

Three-Finger-Salute, CTRL+ALT+DELETE
Three-Finger-Salute, CTRL+LAmiga+RAmiga *
Linux locked up?! ALT+SysRq+RSEIUB





* This is the three-finger salute on earlier versions of Amiga Workbench. In Amiga workbench 4.0, you could force a kickstart restart with CTRL+ALT+ALT

[Warren Watts]

Installed Ubuntu 7.04, never looked back!

(Is "7.04" one word???)

[Vitamin-Carrot]

I like Pies, Ubuntu Is Good

[use a name]

Place your coffee in the cupholder.

[beercz]

Did you read the error message?

[use a name]

R T F M!

[xyz]

Should I suspend or hibernate?

[Linuxratty]

My Biostar motherboard died last month.

[Elemist]

Mac OSx versus Windows? Ubuntu.

[Achetar]

Linux recommended, downloaded Ubuntu, fixed WiFi

[vikramsharma]

finger fsck root, unzip mount sleep

[xyz]

Clean up your fans!

(I just remembered to have a look at them...oh boy!!)

[Escipion]

Gutsy Gibbon 64 now lol

[smartboyathome]

Windows died, Ubuntu lived, everyone's happy. ;)

[inversekinetix]

trash windows, praise linux, sad situation.

[xyz]

I wish roots would kernel more open mindedness.

[beercz]

I wish roots would kernel more open mindedness.
That's 8 words! [-X

[xyz]

That's 8 words! [-X

OOps Sorry! I got lost in my ...wishing! So:

Only Windows need Trojan

[-grubby]

OOps Sorry! I got lost in my ...wishing! So:

Only Windows need Trojan

that's 4 words! [-X

[Presto123]

LOL...so he's in the 6 words or less category, now isn't he??

Windoze bl**s, Linux Flows!

[YoshiHNS]

Windows wants money, linux wants users.

[xyz]

LOL...so he's in the 6 words or less category, now isn't he??

Windoze bl**s, Linux Flows!
yes...
Make up a computer story in six words (or less).

[Kopachris]

I got two:
My screen attracts fruit flies -Windows
sudo rm -rf, I am sad.

[popch]

Six words describe it fully. No?

[benny bronx]

Ubuntu I proudly proclaim. Girlfriend winces.

[amingv]

BSOD: Hasta la Vista, baby. Reboot.

[Tanjer1588]

Sudo make me a sandwich. Win!

[bizarrechaos]

do you sudo apt-get moo

[bizarrechaos]

have you mooed today?

[Tanjer1588]

do you sudo apt-get moo

I sudo apt-get moo, Indeed

[xyz]

I spilled coffee on my keyboard.

[Kopachris]

What coffee break? I am programming.

[beercz]

Need more coffee, I am programming!

[xyz]

Be reincarnated into a green laptop.

[stoodleysnow]

With silly ears for wifi aerials
:popcorn::lolflag:

[Tristam Green]

Compact Disc Drive not Cup Holder.

[steveneddy]

I have a laptop that rocks.

Ubuntu is Linux for human beings.

[dgray_from_dc]

IT Admin caught me using FF-Portable

[stoodleysnow]

Do we allow hyphenated words now?

[Snowytime]

why not have a w00t party:popcorn::lolflag:

[Trail]

I got a dvorak keyboard zomg!

[dgray_from_dc]

Do we allow hyphenated words now?

Hyphenated word expresses the whole story.

[Tristam Green]

Leet frags make me say "HEADSHOT!"

[ComputerHermit]

I used to use Microsoft Windows

[Kopachris]

Ubuntu won't install. Too bad, señor.

[fissionmailed]

Windows crashes, linux works, save wireless.

Story of my life. >_<

[Kopachris]

What operating system you use? Duh.

| | |\ | | | \ /
| | | \ | | | X
|___ | | \| |__| / \

[Istonian]

No! X crashed yet another time!

[Kopachris]

X has a problem. Can't boot.

[beercz]

Bloody Windows speech bubbles infuriate me!

[linuxisfree]

My Sig Says It All...

[dgray_from_dc]

Ubuntu Forum keeps me entertained

[Kopachris]

I Ubuntu... Do you? Ja wohl!

[angry_johnnie]

What? No "Premium" Linux?

[L8erG8er]

A gator ate my Windows!

[Kopachris]

Windows, wod niw?

(Windows, what now?)

[dgray_from_dc]

Windows lost network, reboot into Kubuntu

[starfry]

I went today beyond windows vista

[Trail]

I went today beyond the windows vista
That's 7!

Konqueror with compiz renders pages slow.

[dgray_from_dc]

VLC steals window focus interrupts work

[Tristam Green]

Promiscuous mode on wireless just works!

[meborc]

100% linux since vista crash'n'burned

[Kopachris]

What's "Interference Robustness"? I don't know...

[Trail]

Konqueror-kd4 ignores proxy so I recompiled.

[Kopachris]

School got COWs. Won't use Ubuntu.

Sad, isn't it?

[dgray_from_dc]

Xubuntu on old Sony Vaio ROCKS!!!!

[Kopachris]

King of six word computer stories!

[angry_johnnie]

Oh god, the printer's on fire!

[Tristam Green]

Oh god, the printer's on fire!

What the ****? PC Load Letter?

[Kopachris]

First job: Geek Squad, $30 per hour.

Still king of the computer stories.

Linux rocks, well don't ya know?

[Trail]

I am the TCP-UDP mastah.

[funrider]

making my gf to use ubuntu

[Kopachris]

Making the next great flight simulator.

[spupy]

I hated Linux, then installed Ubuntu.

[Kopachris]

How could you hate Linux? It's perfect!

[dgray_from_dc]

How could you hate Linux? It's perfect!

Error 0007: Six word limit voilation

[Kopachris]

Error 0007: Six word limit voilation

Dang it! No longer the king.

[smartboyathome]

Got it, tried it, hated it.

[Aeph]

Burned my PCI cables for fun.

[dgray_from_dc]

Burned my PCI cables for fun.

Where can I get PCI cables?

[Kopachris]

Windows locks up. Linux does not.

Complete lockup. I have to reset.

Why? Hardware? Software? It locks up!

Thought it was dhcp. Apparently not...

[Aeph]

Where can I get PCI cables?

Meant IDE, but what's the difference.

[Kopachris]

Meant IDE, but what's the difference.

PCI uses cards. IDE uses drives.

[dgray_from_dc]

IDE is now called parallel ATA

[Kopachris]

Ah. I did not know that.

[Aeph]

PCI uses cards. IDE uses drives.

I know, believe it or not.

IDE is now called parallel ATA

Sure, but nobody uses them anymore.
The real world uses Serial ATA.
This is why I burned it.

[beercz]

Using Windows at work, sooooo bored

[beercz]

Browsing forums at work, not bored!

[Trail]

Motherboard few Sata stop. Still use IDE stop.

[Armaron]

Linux can do a man mount.

/shudders
A friend of mine (he uses Linux too) said that the only disadvantage of Linux is that you sometimes need to type "man mount". :P

[Kopachris]

Processor is hot, can start thermite.

[drunkardivan]

(I have a few. These are not designed to be a narrative, I just don't want to spam with multiple posts.)

My son runs Ubuntu. He's three.

Vista worked for me. It's gone.

I smile when I sudo something.

[Kopachris]

sudo su make me a sandwhich!

Hacked the unhackable. Scared as hell...
Hope they don't catch me. Crap...
I'm being taken for hacking Microsoft!
Goodbye computer, I will miss you.

[dgray_from_dc]

The real world uses Serial ATA.

PATA drives make for great servers!

I've got a 4x250GB RAID5 box.

I did it because I could.

[Kopachris]

No keyboard found. Press any key (to continue).
No mouse found. Click OK to continue. ("to" is too short to be considered a word ;))

[Trail]

Discovered echo can change the swappiness!

[dgray_from_dc]

733Mhz Xubuntu box chokes on mp4s

[love2learn]

hd is clickin' it needs kickin'

Gates shot, Tux' guns are hot.

[popch]

("to" is too short to be considered a word ;))

You mean

"" too short considered word

of course?

[mediax]

Granddaughter wants Vista - dual boot again . . .

[mam00th]

sudo RM -RF / WHAT THE?

[beercz]

Need more coffee, need it now!

[phr0ze]

Windows crashed, Hardy is my hero.

[elmer_42]

So I got this Mobility HD
Next thing I know "ATi DIE!!!"
Now I am crying in bed

[love2learn]

WICD does not work with wired

[beercz]

WICD does not work with wired
Well, it does on my laptop

[love2learn]

Well, it does on my laptop

I am blind, it works fine :)

[sp0nge]

I threw it out the window!

[dj Kalma]

Internet is for porn. More porn.

[Fenris_rising]

Hardy Install 1 Microsoft Windows 0

[jaithehulk]

Hardy Heron imba PAWNED Windows XP!!!

[starcannon]

While my laptop gently sleeps... beep!

[Th3Professor]

/ my toshiba laptop...... is really great....... /
\ it's like a......... really hot date.......... \
/ better than dasher......... and dancer and.... \
\ prancer and, oh....... oops, wrong song....... /
/ it's better than... uppers, downers, sedate... \
\ too late for........... the rate of........... /
/ wow, i think somebody's been tripping......... \
\ on some acid as of late....................... /

[dgray_from_dc]

My VAIO needs a memory upgrade.

Mp4s will not play without skipping.

Losing this machine will sadden me.

Only hope is upgrade to 256M.

Maybe I need a new VAIO.

[Th3Professor]

u b u n t u

[|{urse]

Between jobs = quality time with computer.

[starcannon]

Some one fsck'd my box up.

[dgray_from_dc]

My VAIO still sucks big time!!!

[EDavidBurg]

Tried something, didn't work, Linux instead.

[jviscosi]

Ran recursive deletion script: wrong root.

[dgray_from_dc]

Fixed my VAIO, I'm happy now.

[EDavidBurg]

Resurrected old thread; Assimilated by LaRoza.

[kdardio2415]

First time with Linux, formatted disk.

[lisati]

Some one fsck'd my box up.

windows tried fsck'ing it and failed

[cardinals_fan]

Slackware is better than everything else :)

[dgray_from_dc]

Slackware is better than everything else :)

Slackware, hard for me to use.

This was years ago though.

[dgray_from_dc]

Digital Rights Management chapps my buttocks!!!

Digital Copy Movies, Windows/Mac only

[Kopachris]

Slackware is better than everything else :)
What are you doing? Ubuntu forums.
Computer needs monitor. Cheap CRT, anyone?

[lukjad007]

If it's impossible, use Linux.

[xyz]

The Linux world is an enchantment.

[BenAshton24]

I Smash Apple Macs For Fun
I Like Penguins and coffee, ummm

[xyz]

six six six six six six

[Kopachris]

Ubuntu Hardy LiveCD finally working, Halleluja!

(I posted this from the Hardy LiveCD on my PPC PowerBook G4.. Now to install (tomorrow)!)

[lukjad007]

Woke up. Turned on Computer. End.

[Kopachris]

Woke up. Computer still running. Woot!
Just installed Ubuntu, I'm very pleased.
Six word computer stories: poetic form?
Still wish I had flash. PPC.

[eternalnewbee]

Live long and prosper my Ubuntu.

[Greyed]

Upgraded to Ibex,
Blew up Thunderbird.

[Kopachris]

Upgraded to Ibex,
Blew up Thunderbird.
Will wait to upgrade to Ibex!
Ubuntu is sluggish, has great graphics. (I'm using a lot of Compiz Fusion and Emerald, so it's a bit slower than OSX.)
Watching Firefox compile. Get more popcorn!

[billgoldberg]

The HDD crashed, I am screwed.

[mut4nt]

pizza, beer, ubuntu.

[Kopachris]

Installed Amarok, more iTunes-esque than VLC.
Dad installed Ubuntu, bluetooth doesn't work.
No system sounds, must fix that.
Can Python directly interface with hardware?
sudo nmap -O 127.0.0.1 returns Linux.
Master of the computer stories again. :)

[crazyness003]

I didn't read the f****g manual!

[jenkinbr]

"sudo apt-get remove *" ... oops!

[crazyness003]

"sudo apt-get remove *" ... oops!

Don't try this at home, kids!

[Kopachris]

Tao of Programming: beyond space, time.
Combine hardware, software, support: corporate pwnage.

[crazyness003]

How to carry your iMac G5 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2466?viewlocale=en_US)

[lisati]

How to carry your iMac G5 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2466?viewlocale=en_US)

I don't need to learn that! (http://toshiba.co.nz)

[Kopachris]

Reinstalled Mac. Ubuntu is no more.:(

[jenkinbr]

"sudo apt-get remove *" ... oops!

Tried this at home, didn't work.

[xyz]

...
Deadline postponed. Five words enough...?
- David Brin

[jenkinbr]

Angry at computer, smacked off desk... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKxSf5SNj0&feature=related)

[xyz]

Angry at computer, smacked off desk... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKxSf5SNj0&feature=related)

And another one bites the dust!

[ratmandall]

Turn on smash screen turn off

[jenkinbr]

BUMP thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=520091). Need I say more?

[crazyness003]

The CPU is the Madula Oblongata!

[jenkinbr]

The CPU is the Madula Oblongata!
Huh?

I got lost in /dev/null

[Kopachris]

They're teaching Python instead of C++.
C++ isn't that hard, except memory.

[jenkinbr]

sudo apt-get install a-life

[sstusick]

sudo apt-get install a bump

[jenkinbr]

My dog ate my computer. Sorry.

[sstusick]

It musta been a delicious computer.

[crazyness003]

Chocolate computers are teh pwnz. w00t!

[jenkinbr]

/dev/null ate my homework.

[crazyness003]

/dev/null ate my homework.

what is /dev/null-AHH. dead

[Kopachris]

I'm not eating at my computer.
I'm computing while I eat toast!

[bgs100]

Brasero burned a cd, then me!

[jenkinbr]

Firefox got hungry and ate IE (http://img1.socwall.com/Computer%20Related/General/200824092634-9894.jpg)

[lifestream]

Useless threads make ubuntuforums go dead.

(ubuntuforums can be one word, right? :P)

Grrr fix those Error 500's ^^;;

[crazyness003]

onion bursts are made outta people!!!
input windows, output garbage; initiate BSOD....

[Kopachris]

Microsoft released BSOD screensaver. I LOL.:lolflag:

[athaki]

wife loves vista, I'm eternally sad.

[sloggerkhan]

Mips. Agony. Time. Agony. Mips. Death.

[xyz]

Ubuntu is a six-letter word.

[jenkinbr]

Computer - incredibly fast, incredibly dumb machine.

[crazyness003]

Computer - incredibly fast, incredibly dumb machine.

Define: Computer - The High Speed Idiot

[Kopachris]

Another round of Ubuntu on me!=D>

[crazyness003]

Another round of Ubuntu on me!=D>
Thanks dude. Wow, how nice o'you

[Kopachris]

DustbunnyOS is coming. Based on Ubuntu!:)

[Grant A.]

DustbunnyOS is coming. Based on Ubuntu!:)

But not as good as Kubuntu.

[crazyness003]

why don't you try FVWMbuntu, man?
(i think i just made that up)

[Grant A.]

why don't you try FVWMbuntu, man?
(i think i just made that up)

Because I don't really want to.

[poebae]

Jackalopes, surprisingly, are actually quite scary.

[Th3Professor]

Fluxbox, Ubuntu, and Studio equals Fluxbustu.

:guitar:

[crazyness003]

true that, man. fo'shizzle dawg. yo

[Sorivenul]

mv dog > /dev/null && cat dog

[crazyness003]

jaunty jackalope is gonna be ROXOR

[Th3Professor]

<grin>
ASUS
AMD
CORSAIR
NVIDIA
SEAGATE
ACER
</grin>

[crazyness003]

<grin>
ASUS
AMD
CORSAIR
NVIDIA
SEAGATE
ACER
</grin>

Professor, is this good or bad?

[Th3Professor]

Professor, is this good or bad?

crazyness003: it is good for me. :D

[crazyness003]

tried all but corsair and acer

[Kopachris]

Tried all. Prefer ATi over nVidia.
Acer monitor has stuck pixel. Gaaaahhh!!!
Ubuntu CD came today, totally overjoyed!
New video card coming, can't wait!

[sci-fi guy]

All hail the might BOFH!

[crazyness003]

Cross BOFH's path, and suffer consequences!

[almigi]

I push power, GRUB says, "hi."

[Kopachris]

Alice is not real computer programming.

[jenkinbr]

rm ate my filesystem! Stupid Me!!!

[Kopachris]

Making a distro. Evolution or Thunderbird?

[crazyness003]

I think thunderbird is teh pwner!

[Kopachris]

I think thunderbird is teh pwner!
Me too! That's what I'll include.

[beercz]

This thread is my longest one. :-)

[jenkinbr]

sudo apt-get moo nota cow

[Kopachris]

Your MOM uses the evil Windows!:p

[DirtDawg]

Oh no, not another kernel update.

[Kopachris]

The latest kernel update didn't boot. :(
Edited GRUB to use previous kernel.

[crazyness003]

kernel updates work fine for me

[Infinite Zero]

Fedora still isn't good as Ubuntu...

[utsuprainfra]

Linux diderot 2.6.24-22-rt #1 SMP PREEMPT

[Kopachris]

sudo chown me "your bank account" :D
Linus doesn't work, he chowns banks!

[crazyness003]

sudo chown me "your bank account" :D
Linus doesn't work, he chowns banks!
I like your sig. Its funneh.

[Kopachris]

I like your sig. Its funneh.
Thank you, Mr. Computer user person!

[black3ug]

ah, new day! ... sudo apt-get update

[Th3Professor]

my computer fans are very loud

[crazyness003]

linux is teh roxorz for running

[Kopachris]

Installing Ubuntu on mom's computer. Score!

[crazyness003]

my bro converted someone to Ubuntu.
my bro does not use Ubuntu.
How bizarre is that. bro rules!

[LinuxGuy1234]

Computer lied about the things again.

[beercz]

Using computer even on Christmas day

[crazyness003]

santa landed on my poor computer

[Kopachris]

Need to get computer Christmas present.
What should I give my computer?

[sanderella]

I sudo apt-get mooed too.

[crazyness003]

Need to get computer Christmas present.
What should I give my computer?

i'd get your computer moar linux!

[xjcannonx]

The next Ubuntu version - Santa Edition

[Kopachris]

i'd get your computer moar linux!
Sheila doesn't need Linux. Not useful.
Dinosaur is working on LFS stuff.
I'll get computer an mp3 player! (Walmart has a 1GB Sansa for US$27, I got a $25 gift card from grandma.)

[crazyness003]

what? over nine thousand? no wai!

[Kopachris]

Building LFS while watching Weird Al.
Has anybody used the jhalfs before?

[LinuxGuy1234]

Building LFS while watching Weird Al.
Has anybody used the jhalfs before?

Yes me do. Me like LFS.
Having fun with KDE toKay? (when you built it for LFS)

[Kopachris]

Yes me do. Me like LFS.
Having fun with KDE toKay? (when you built it for LFS)
Not there yet. Will make GNOME.
I prefer GNOME over the KDE.

[pirattrev]

flames, smoke, gonna call the firemen

[MikeTheC]

Thëñ féël thê ũrge tò rébõöt.

[crazyness003]

You let out the magic smoke
It makes your electronics work good
When its gone, electronics don't work

[Kopachris]

Compiz makes windows burn on exit. :D
Linux is good for pyros too!

[beercz]

A happy new year to everyone!