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25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 21

the_jon_m - bluesman of the parish

well, the hamsters arrived at post 2, so it pretty much started out silly.


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 22

2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side...

Hey, whats silly about the poor ickle hamsters? AFter all they are the ones that pound the wheel day in day out without any union rights, inorder that we might be able to use the site smiley - sadfacesmiley - wah poork ickle hamsters smiley - crysmiley - evilgrin Oi! smiley - grrsmiley - evilgrin hands off me badgers; theire trained attack badgers now and I rent em out to Harry the Minnow, don't think he'd be happy having them power the Hootoo power generators < smiley - evilgrin


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 23

zendevil


I think 'cos we've all pretty much given up, we've seen it all so many times & know that in all probability "disruption" will carry on quite possibly until the next official downtime;

So it's a bit like the blitz spirit, what we can't fix we joke about.

Right, back to badger training. What are we going to do with all those redundant hamsters? It's not their fault!

zdt


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 24

2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side...

But this time is different.
This time th eupdate will fix all.
This time all will be fixed; even the search function.
All 501 and 505, errors will be vanquiahed to the back of the broom cupboard in BBC HQ london, where Gorden shall keep them company.
And this time it will be faster, quicker more accurate and better than ever before.
But I believe in the in invisable army, so perhaps I'm not a reliable source of anything smiley - alienfrown


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 25

Creative_Cassie

smiley - smiley Thanks for warning me about the problems we may be having at H2G2. I am a huge fan of this site and i wouldn't want you to think that a little thing like that is going to bother smiley - wah me. Well, good luck and thanks again for telling all H2G2 members about the problems that we may be having.

smiley - biggrin Creative_Cassie


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 26

lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned

I have faith in the power of hootoo. I have faith in the power of hootoo </>



ooohmmmmm ooooohmmmmm oooohmmmmm



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~smiley - zen N I G H T H O O V E R smiley - zen~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 27

2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side...

The servers are powered by hamsters,
The researchers by alcohol,
but the hamsers are fueled by uranium,
By their glowing they show us the way to go.

The Italics are powered on caffine,
the SSO by sausage rolls,
The badgers are powered by slugs,
thanks to them our garden healthy grow.

We're not all ill,
being pale we blend in with the snow,
and we are not all crossed eyed,
we just watching the hamsters runnign in teh mill
smiley - zen n i g h t h o o v e r n o n t a b l e n o n t a b l e n i g h t h o o v e r t o t o t o m a t o t o t o t o m a t o h a r r y t h e m i n n o w m i n n o w n i g h t h o o v e r b o b o b o b smiley - zen


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 28

echomikeromeo

I really think you ought to allow the hamsters to unionise. How are they supposed to be treated properly otherwise? Also they ought to strike for higher wages - all that work they're doing deserves better pay!smiley - winkeye

smiley - dragon


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 29

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

smiley - applause Hear hear Echo

*Waves a Red Flag for the Hamsters*

Nice poem 2legs


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 30

the_jon_m - bluesman of the parish

missed out the biscuits


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 31

Jab [Since 29th November 2002]

Post one Techibod to English...

Update : Hoping a new version will ake users feel looked after.

Registration system : We've lost the big red book.

Problems : Do your 42ism on paper.

Interuption : We've been itching to switch it off, just to see if the other server boots.

Inconvenience : We left the programming notes in a convenience, in Norwick, Shetland.


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 32

clzoomer- a bit woobly

Did I miss it? Is it over? How did it go?

Oh.......never mind.



Are the mice, giant mice, badgers and Bernard Schwartz all in the same union or are some of them in a guild?


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 33

Websailor

Google uses pigeons smiley - smiley

Websailorsmiley - dragon


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 34

Websailor

If you don't believe me check in here smiley - rofl

http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html

http://www.april-fools.us/google-pigeonrank.htm

smiley - cheers
Websailorsmiley - dragon


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 35

zendevil


smiley - ok Google!!!!smiley - rofl

zdt


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 36

cupati

I've heard about pidgeonrank before, but I'd never found it. You have made a small kitten very happy!


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 37

Websailor

My pleasure, midgetmoggetsmiley - cat, just so long as you don't go chasing them smiley - evilgrin

It endeared Google to me when I first found it, as an organisation with a great sense of humoursmiley - rofl

Websailorsmiley - dragon


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 38

cupati

Oh, I like most things about cats, but not that! smiley - smiley


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 39

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

I knew Google was an organisation with a great sense of humor when they tried to poach a Micro$oft VP and thought they could do it without a lawsuit... smiley - evilgrin


25 July, 2005: Downtime Advance Warning - 2 August, 2005 - 0700hrs BST

Post 40

Keseral - lost...

smiley - applause


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