[Wikipedia-l] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Sat Dec 27 01:44:09 UTC 2003

Chuck Smith wrote:

>>Therefore, we're doomed until tomorrow morning. 
>>Jason has a family
>>obligation tomorrow at 10AM, so he _could_ go down
>>tomorrow afternoon,
>>but only if we can't get someone at the colo to do
>>the reboot.
>>
>If it's any consolation, I imagine you helped a lot of
>families stay together for Christmas.
>
For me it didn't help that my monitor also decided to cease breathing. 
 But the thought did cross my mind that the server might have been 
better named Murphy.

>"What?  I thought you said you were gonna work on
>Wikipedia today?"
>
>"Nah, I changed my mind [the server is down]."
>
Not everyone would have mentioned the server being down.  Many 
wikiholics would prefer to be judged as having had a sudden surge of 
magnanimity.

>"Awww... too bad.  Now you can spend time with your
>family!"
>
No doubt voiced with a tone of sarcasm.

>Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
>
Ditto