It started when I noticed the Like buttons weren’t loading today. I decided to poke around in the underlying internet code, and I was blown away (and terrified) by what I found. It’s weird that no one has noticed it yet, but then it does seem as if it was deliberately designed to be missed. I never would have spotted it, except by sheer coincidence.
What I found has to come from the highest levels, and it has stunning implications for the future of the internet (and our personal freedom). The scary thing is that I think I’m being followed, and I’ve noticed some odd noises on the phone line. Probably just my imagination; this isn’t the movies, after all (no such thing as “black helicopters”).
But just to be safe I thought I’d write what I know before anythi
December 31st, 2013 at 1:08 pm
Haha! Clever and funny and brilliant Smitty! Happy New Year!
December 31st, 2013 at 1:22 pm
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😉 !
January 2nd, 2014 at 11:25 am
Oh, look at you! New Year, New Gravitar!
January 2nd, 2014 at 6:30 pm
yeah – look how long my hair is now!
January 5th, 2014 at 11:45 am
Yeah! Definitely noticed! Definitely like!! 🙂
December 31st, 2013 at 3:22 pm
April 1st is still 4 months away.
January 2nd, 2014 at 11:33 am
Your data is correct!
January 3rd, 2014 at 4:05 pm
LOL! I think you’ve both had too many Christmas Crackers…
April 1st is (now) less than – count ’em: January, February, March – 3 months away; )
Still, quite witty wyrds, as always, Mr. Smythe. Oh, and a Happy New Year to thee and thine…
January 5th, 2014 at 11:53 am
One can certainly appeal to the calendar’s math, but that wouldn’t account for the mysterious spacetime weirdness that occurs on February 2nd! This poorly understood “bump” or “knot” in the very fabric of reality means that the three month figure is the minimum. There has been at least one documented case of it apparently taking several decades! 😐
January 5th, 2014 at 11:55 am
And Happy 2014 to you and yours! 😀
December 31st, 2013 at 10:22 pm
Happiest of New Years to you!
January 2nd, 2014 at 11:25 am
Thank you! And to you and yours!
January 1st, 2014 at 9:45 am
Very, very funny. I wish you a Happy New Year and hope that you get 3 squares and a daily walk in the concrete yard. Internet access might be off the list…but a swim (or in Guantanamo vernacular, water boarding) might be an option.
January 2nd, 2014 at 11:32 am
They did say something about wiring me up, but they didn’t seem to mean the internet. The water boarding sounded fun; I only ever body surfed all those years in Los Angeles, so trying it with a board would be neat (I assume they have classes for beginners).
But then I was “busted” out by these really interesting guys who somehow made all the charges go away. Their leader was called “Smith” (Ha! I’m sure), and, wow, did that guy ever like cigars! There was this really big guy (kinda scary, and he wore a lot of “bling”) and this weird pilot guy. It was really an amazing adventure with that team… class “A” guys all the way… 😐
January 2nd, 2014 at 11:37 am
Wow- you had an awesome holiday! Time travel and everything. I’m surprised that the A crowd was sent. Usually if you’re not buxom and blonde, they send out the B team.
January 2nd, 2014 at 11:45 am
Time travel, of course! That explains that weird tunnel thing. To be very honest, now that you mention it, I think they were actually rescuing that buxom blonde in the next cell (something about secret codes, maybe?). I just kind of tagged along, and since I’m being honest, I’ll confess they did seem a bit annoyed at that. But then I thought I heard someone say something about “comic relief” or something…?
January 1st, 2014 at 2:26 pm
Ha! Love this!
January 2nd, 2014 at 11:32 am
Thank you! Happy 2014!!
January 2nd, 2014 at 11:24 am
…and scene!
It’s hard to end a gag like this. I considered trying to stretch it out in a series of fiction posts or just not posting anything for months, but in the end I’m letting the New Year just reset things back to normal.
January 9th, 2014 at 6:10 am
I wonder why my last comment in your recent post is awaiting moderation. What happened?
January 9th, 2014 at 11:13 am
I’ve seen that happen before (to me!). I think it has to do with all the links.