ring

I am wondering how we all react when we can't log in for some reason..
My hands begin to shake in a withdrawal fashion..

I wonder if hitting the refresh button too many times is a bad idea.

I eventually go do a load of laundrey and get my dishes done,
and swear to never take TFP for granted..

and the rush of bliss when things are up and running again
makes me smile.

Halx

I'm thinking, "Motherfuck.. not again. God damn it." Then I write the post I am thinking about in notepad and wait to copy/paste it when the host finally reboots the server.

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LoganSnake

I go to a different site and try again after some time.

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healer

Today, I took it as a blessing in disguise. I was supposed to be studying when the site went down.

I took it as a sign, and got back to work.

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mixedmedia

All of the above. Depending.

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Willravel

I've found that a good cry really helps. I wept openly on my drive to work and now I feel like a strong, independent woman.

albania

The TFP being down has only happened a couple of times in my experience. However, whenever it(or a similarly important web local) goes down I think for a moment that God is communicating with me. He’s finally sending me a message; I’m wasting my life he seems to say. If but for a moment I reflect on this pseudo-epiphany then the TFP is back on and all is well.

World's King

Most times I resort to the worst thing I can think of...


Talk to my girlfriend.

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snowy

I go to class and hope to God it's back up by the time I get home.

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Psycho Dad

Last time I climbed to the top of a tall building but before I could raise my rifle, I got word that tfp was back up.

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PonyPotato

I change focus to the other websites I usually have open at the time.

Or, you know, throw things across the room.

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jewels

Tell me about it!

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Leto

Despondent. I sit slack-jawed and feel like I can't do anything at all.

Plan9

I open Notepad and type paragraph after paragraph in teen girl AIMspeak while cranking N'Sync... thus summoning the power of The_Jazz and subsequently reviving the site.

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Whatever you can carry.

"You should not drink... and bake."

The_Jazz

Worked this morning, didn't it, chickenfucker?

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Willravel

I do it by spellchecking golf score cards. Same result, though, with the summoning.

World's King

Spell checking is two words.



Thanks for playing.

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Willravel

You're the same type of person who gets mad when I intentionally spell it "grammer", aren't you? Comon. It's a joke.

World's King

No. I normally don't care.


Just felt like being a smartass.

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The_Jazz

is not a word.

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Willravel

Every time Jazz corrects grammar, an angel gets his wings.

World's King

And every time you spell something wrong a hooker dies.

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Fotzlid

this site has been unavailable?
hadn't noticed...

*Nikki*

I freak.

I think "we are going to have to start all over.....again"

snowy

Yes, if it's down for more than one or two clicks, the panic begins to rise and I remember the not-so-good old days...

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hambone

I figure it is always my building's wireless connection. Guess that isn't accurate

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ratbastid

blktour

I get upset because then I can't check it frequently and will use the "down time" to get things done. When it comes back up i go, "oh crap! 6 pages of new Threads!" time to catch up.

Baraka_Guru

To be fair, compound verbs should be single words or hyphenated:

Correct:

• spellchecking
• spell-checking

Not as correct:

• spell checking

Though when using a preposition or adverb, open is fine:

• to spell check

The noun spell checker can be two words, and there are several nouns that are considered "open," as opposed to hyphenated.



(I study grammar when TFP is down.)

((Actually, I play video games. But whatever.))

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Willravel

Well shit.

ngdawg

For some reason, the first example that came to mind was "buttfucker".


I've been here waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy too long.....


If the site doesn't open, I find one that will....or play Mahjongg.

Plan9

WHOA!

Denial is not healthy, bro. Embrace your secret love. Just think... you master a language that I butcher every day of my life.

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Whatever you can carry.

"You should not drink... and bake."

MSD

Baraka_Guru

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Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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ratbastid

How did I know this thread would end up with Rabbids eventually?

albania

Sorry, I had to do it.

The_Jazz

I'm going to nominate that for the best use of the hide tag.

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BadNick

I look at not having access to TFP, or a couple other sites of importance to me, as a breath of fresh air in my otherwise too busy and cluttered world. It's almost like getting a snow day off ...you know it's just temporary and you will be back soon. Or at least I hope it's back soon. If I really thought it was gone forever, that would be a sad loss.

To improve the mental health of its citizens, the gods of the Internet World (Al Gore?) should turn it completely off once a week or so.

Hain

Usual curses:
"Goddamnit!"
"Mother-fucker!"
And my favorite
"You're a fucking ugly bitch. I want to stab you to death, and then play around with your blood."

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