iodine (legend) I m sorry Dave I m afraid I can t do that I got to work late and I thought I was safe but the boss caught me up with a sadly short chase Being on time that is why you were hired Now fix up this network or else you ll be FIRED! It looked oh too easy I had to stay late I was flipping through pages at ten after eight It was me and the server alone just us two I wished that us techies weren t so far and few Control-alt-delete as I tried to reboot it on try twenty-three I was ready to shoot it The cursor it flickered so gentle and soft like the small beating wings of a hypnotized moth Try the reset button - File not found And then it proceeded to make a small sound 2 It wasn t a beep and it wasn t a squeal More like the shriek of a rodent revealed It must be a virus I must wipe the RAM I d gone through much more than an average man I went for the power bar pressed on the button Was shocked into silence by the result - nuttin Instead of a menu a password prompt blinked I cursed at the cursor which gleefully winked There went that noise again! How could it be That fickle compute was LAUGHING at me! Rows upon rows of a blankness infernal - I wanted to smash the non-compliant terminals I put down my printouts and went for my drill - Resynching THIS sucker would sure be a thrill! I unscrewed the cover and picked up the case - A gigavolt charge put me flat on my face! I ran the hell out while my hair was still smoking - My skin s got more worth than my co-worker s joking Resounding inside from the floor to the rafters the digitized noise of the stubborn LAN s Laughter -cthulu