Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 05:28:07 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
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To: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
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On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Mar 1997 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote:
> > Besides, I kinda like error messages.  Gives my computer personality.
> 
> Kinda like a crouchy old man?  Grumble, groan, moan, where's this, that
> and the other thing, what's this for, I gotta do what?

Heh heh heh..  You just gave me an idea.  I think I might put a
call to rc.sound earlier in my setup so that I can have any
errors give me grumpy sounding error messages, like "Damn!
Please wait forever while fsck takes it's time...", "modprobe:
Hey, root!  I've got a bone to pick with you.", or the best
possible one of all would be a random one playing the Monty
Python, "whhhhhaaaaazzzzzaaammmmmmmm.... No-one expects the
Spanish Inquisition!  ....  Our 3 main techniques are: surprise,
fear, and torture.

How about a random GIF image of a Windows 3.1 screen coming up
upon booting Linux, (or W95), then a delay, then back to the
console with a "Just kidding master..."  au file playing.  :o)


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