The rules

This is what you get when you’re on a mailing list populated by people that are both computer geeks and gun nuts:

<so-and-so> wrote:

> sudo

Outstanding. I respect a man who wields awesome power responsibly.

1. All root shells are always loaded.
2. Never run as root on a system that you are not authorized to destroy.
3. Be aware of your PATH.

I’m not the original author of this, but for their privacy I’m not posting their name.

Wisdom from Dale Gribble

From Dale Gribble:

I’ve taken two oaths in my life: one to the NRA, and the other to Nancy Hicks Gribble, née Nancy Hicks. I stood in front of God and all my friends vowing to be an honorable and truthful man. So I’m not going to lie to you [Sheila]; I have felt a small, insect-like attraction for you. But my wife is the greatest woman there ever was!

Love you, Sug.

My first EP release

Make your band’s album cover meme:

  1. Go to Wikipedia. Hit “random” or click here. The first rando Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
  2. Go to the Quotations Page and select “random quotations” or click here. The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your first album.
  3. Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”, or click here. The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
  4. Use Photoshop or similar to put it all together.
  5. Post it with this instructional text, tag your friends.

 

The first EP release from Lisma — Silence Is More Musical Than Any Song.

The first EP release from Lisma — Silence Is More Musical Than Any Song.

Help! Help! I’m being repressed!

No, this isn’t a comment about the stimulus boondoggle or anything else Obama, Pelosi, and company are doing… but it sure could be.

No, this is about one of the classic Monty Python sketches, one that any good geek has memorized in full.

Win: Shel Silverstein

From Once Upon a Win: Shel Silverstein.

Where the Sidewalk Ends was one of my favorite books when I was a kid, and I still love it. We’ve own most of his books and all the kids love reading them. 

One that I love to recite at the kids from time to time:

Teddy said it was a hat,
and so I put it on.
Now Dad is saying,
“Where the heck’s the toilet plunger gone?”