Amusing yourself at work
I support bank computer systems. Big UNIX ones. One of those computer systems has the acronym 'PIRATE', although I can't remember what it means.

So there's the exposition. I received an alert earlier today telling me that the filesystem '/var' had filled up. Turned out to be some user log files, or something. To let the owner of the files know about this, I sent this message:

"Please delete some of your old log files from PIRATE's /vaaaaaarrrrrrrr filesystem :-)"

He replied, quite sternly with:

"Done. btw I've just noticed that PIRATE has not been updated to the latest patch release. Patch releases 'A' through to 'H' have been applied, but I think we're currently on 'I'

Please apply an 'I' patch to PIRATE as soon as possible."

In a truly bizarre twist, he was correct too. I am literally applying an 'I' patch to PIRATE right now. I have no idea if his brilliant (and relevant) riposte was accidental due to a total lack of acknowledgment of the original japery.
( chart cat has an itch, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:29, 16 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

QOTW this one!
It's about banks.
( Cawl, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:39, Reply)

Needs more sex

(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:39, Reply)

And Shit
And maybe a little vomit!
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:40, Reply)

And line-breaks?

( Cawl, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:40, Reply)

It's got the /qotw minimum of 6 line breaks
If he want's to get front paged he should probably add more.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:41, Reply)

I did consider the line breaks
I think it has an adequate number, considering the quotes.
( chart cat has an itch, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:43, Reply)

That's true
but I thought it was so niche and geeky, it would fail to appeal so I shoved it up OT's arsecrack instead.
( chart cat has an itch, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:42, Reply)

Anyway,
I like this.
Ms. Chomp is just a tiny, angry old lady.
( Cawl, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:44, Reply)

I agree, qotw this
It's an excellent story and certainly not too geeky for qotw.
( Captain V, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 9:50, Reply)

Oh, all right then ... done
I won't add links for fear of pimping
( chart cat has an itch, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 10:08, Reply)

I wasn't having a go at the story
god NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ME ON HERE
(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 10:14, Reply)

"angry"

( Cawl, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 10:15, Reply)

ARGHHHHH

(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 10:16, Reply)

Poor girl.

( Cawl, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 10:19, Reply)

stop trying to bait me.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 10:26, Reply)

You'll find out when he replies to your post here.
You may have outed a closet B3tan!
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 22 Jul 2009, 10:01, Reply)