Thanks, Tim. Those were great (esp Seagull Mgr). Paul Chinnery Network Administrator Mem Med Ctr
-----Original Message----- From: Tim Ault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 4:41 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: SysAdmin vocab.. t'hyuk.. BLAMESTORMING: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a server went down, and who was responsible. SEAGULL MANAGER: A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves. CUBE FARM: An office filled with cubicles. MOUSE POTATO: The on-line, wired generation's answer to the couch potato. STRESS PUPPY: An admin who seems to thrive on being stressed out, whiney, and complains about stupid users all day. SWIPEOUT: An access card that has been rendered useless because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use. PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE: The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again. 404: A completely clueless end-user. OHNOSECOND: That fraction of time after hitting Enter, in which you realize that you've just permanently erased a big database. Clipped from http://www.w2knews.com/?id=412 _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
