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<whispers> Is Tech a slave?

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 14/05/2012 20:42

Every time the site goes down MNHQ say that Tech is working on it in his shed. It doesn't matter what time of day or night it is, Tech seems to be working in his shed. So either:

  1. Tech is very lonely and has no home life so spends all his time in his shed
or 2. Tech is a slave for MNHQ

So tell us MNHQ, which is it? I am concerned that by being a MNer member I am being a hypocrite by also supporting Amnesty International.

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IamtheZombie · 16/05/2012 15:39

Quite!

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 16/05/2012 14:18

Yes the psychiatry service would implode with the workload

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IamtheZombie · 16/05/2012 14:17

Zombie fears it would be the latter, Eats.

She also wouldn't like to be responsible for the strain on the NHS should the whole of MN suddenly have to return to RL for any length of time.

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 16/05/2012 14:04

Do you think Mners would forgive us if we mounted another rescue mission on the new Tech and there was more prolonged downtime? Or would they revolt and drive zombies from their midst?

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IamtheZombie · 16/05/2012 13:58

I suspect so, Eats. Slaves are considered to be disposable by some folk you know.

Poor slaves. Poor tech. Sad

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 16/05/2012 13:52

Do you think MNHQ were busy finding another slave to replace Tech?

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IamtheZombie · 16/05/2012 13:50

And, our rescue mission the other night had absolutely nothing to do with the subsequent 3 hours of downtime.

Honestly it didn't.

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 16/05/2012 13:47

From the amount of downtime there is, you are probably right!

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frowniefuckingface · 16/05/2012 13:46

I have always imagined tech to look like one of <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=499&tbm=isch&tbnid=cynA-wMjSIP5cM:&imgrefurl=en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_IT_Crowd&docid=yYxu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">these and when mn goes off line they are simply switching it on and off again.

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 15/05/2012 00:37

Pronounced Sh E D I

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 14/05/2012 23:58

Day of the Sheddi

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LadyBabsFlashesHerFanjo · 14/05/2012 23:58

I don't know anymore code either

IamtheZombie · 14/05/2012 23:57

Give me a T

Give me an E

Give me a C

Give me an H

What's that spell?

TECH

What do we want?

TECH

When do we want it?

NOW

trumpton · 14/05/2012 23:51

Loving' the " sheddi " Grin

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 14/05/2012 23:48

I don't know, I don't know any more code

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LadyBabsFlashesHerFanjo · 14/05/2012 23:45

Is MN going down in some sort of morse code timings?

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 14/05/2012 23:43

And Huggly you are right, Olivia is lying. Sheds are never painted in F&B

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 14/05/2012 23:42

Maybe the fact that the servers keep going down is Tech's way of signalling to us that he is being held captive?

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 14/05/2012 23:29

I thought there was lots of tech. As in,

My name is tech, and we are many...

IamtheZombie · 14/05/2012 23:26

Sunshine and oranges are good. Lots of vitamens D and C. But, Tech cannot live on those alone.

Olivia, here are a couple of bribes treats for you.

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=sam+seaborn&start=81&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=639&gbv=2&addh=36&tbm=isch&tbnid=AQkjUIIkfcbcuM:&imgrefurl=www.geocities.ws/bartletovaloffice/sam.html&docid=i-dCOrCzgk36IM&imgurl=www.geocities.ws/bartletovaloffice/characters/samprofile1.jpg&w=167&h=195&ei=RIWxT57TB8ql8gOx5qjECQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=774&vpy=376&dur=381&hovh=139&hovw=119&tx=59&ty=66&sig=101847080575099532732&page=4&tbnh=131&tbnw=112&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=sam+seaborn&start=81&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=639&gbv=2&addh=36&tbm=isch&tbnid=AQkjUIIkfcbcuM:&imgrefurl=www.geocities.ws/bartletovaloffice/sam.html&docid=i-dCOrCzgk36IM&imgurl=www.geocities.ws/bartletovaloffice/characters/samprofile1.jpg&w=167&h=195&ei=RIWxT57TB8ql8gOx5qjECQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=774&vpy=376&dur=381&hovh=139&hovw=119&tx=59&ty=66&sig=101847080575099532732&page=4&tbnh=131&tbnw=112&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:25,s:81,i:58 Sam

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=bombay+sapphire&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=639&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=lVKZR6VyuxcTcM:&imgrefurl=www.theginblog.co.uk/home/2011/01/bombay-sapphire/&docid=gSK_hS4c2k3L9M&imgurl=www.theginblog.co.uk/home/wp-content/uploads/lavender-sapphire-collins-770x1024.jpg&w=770&h=1024&ei=NoaxT9zkCsKl8gPnq8S3CQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1119&vpy=290&dur=369&hovh=239&hovw=180&tx=108&ty=229&sig=101847080575099532732&page=2&tbnh=141&tbnw=105&start=27&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=bombay+sapphire&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=639&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=lVKZR6VyuxcTcM:&imgrefurl=www.theginblog.co.uk/home/2011/01/bombay-sapphire/&docid=gSK_hS4c2k3L9M&imgurl=www.theginblog.co.uk/home/wp-content/uploads/lavender-sapphire-collins-770x1024.jpg&w=770&h=1024&ei=NoaxT9zkCsKl8gPnq8S3CQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1119&vpy=290&dur=369&hovh=239&hovw=180&tx=108&ty=229&sig=101847080575099532732&page=2&tbnh=141&tbnw=105&start=27&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:27,i:185 Gin

Please join our campaign to free the Tech One.

hugglymugly · 14/05/2012 23:26

But, but, there's a third possibility. Tech may be very happy to be in the shed. A shed can be a place for contemplation about such things as life, the universe, and who the heck in MNTowers has just pushed the BRB (big red button). The concept of Sheddiness is not very well known, but seems to involve being able to be pretty laid back about most things until the Call To Action, when a True Sheddi will be able to lay their hands on exactly what's needed, whilst not being in the least bit surprised that it wasn't where they'd left it. In fact, some Sheddis do that so effortlessly that they're regarded as Sheddi Knights.

It doesn't matter where a True Shed (TM) is, because in some mysterious way they're all connected via Shedspace, but each has a convenient mouse worm hole to the nearest pub.

So, Tech might be perfectly content with his lot. But it's best to be on alert for an offline message of "Help! I'm being held prisoner in a damp outhouse!" But that would be a very brief message, because probably MNHQ has an override button, which would put up an anodyne message instead, and then deprive Tech of his tea-and-biscuit rations for a week.

As for F&B paint in a shed ? no, no, that's misdirection, that is. It's creosote only for a shed. Gives a lovely patina and clears the lungs.

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OliviaLMumsnet · 14/05/2012 22:53

It's a lovely shed painted in F&B natch, with sunshine and oranges!
no thunderstorms, oh no

IamtheZombie · 14/05/2012 22:38

SIOB

The Epcot Centre. We've forgotten the Epcot Centre...

IamtheZombie · 14/05/2012 22:37

Disneyland? OMG. Zombie never even considered Disneyland. That would be far worse than Guantanamo Bay.

Poor Tech. Just imagine having to maintain the MN servers while posing for pictures dressed up as Snow White.

Zombie thinks a very large KLAXON to AI is required.

Now.

Tech, we'll rescue you. NEVER FEAR!

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EatsBrainsAndLeaves · 14/05/2012 22:32

Gunatanoma Bay Shock. He will have to wear an orange jumpsuit and the site will never work!!

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