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Start Wandows Ngrmadly... [pic] (i.imgur.com)

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[–]paul_miner 647 points648 points ago*

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Every other character in video memory is having bit 3 zero'ed (this probably works out to every 4th byte taking into account the color byte in text mode).

"i" (0x69) becomes "a" (0x61)

"o" (0x6F) becomes "g" (0x67)

"l" (0x6C) becomes "d" (0x64)

"," (0x2C) becomes "$" (0x24)

etc.

EDIT: After Killobyte's comment, a closer look shows it's every 4th character, not every other character.

[–]Killobyte 80 points81 points ago

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Why is it only affecting certain words though? "Start" and "Mode" are unaffected... You're probably right, I'm just wondering why the pattern is so odd.

[–]paul_miner 126 points127 points ago

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Why is it only affecting certain words though? "Start" and "Mode" are unaffected... You're probably right, I'm just wondering why the pattern is so odd.

Good point, it looks like it's every 4th character, not every other character.

In the word "Start", only "t" (0x74) and "r" (0x72) would be affected, which already have bit 3 clear.

But in "Mode", only "M" (0x4D) should be affected, but isn't. The character "d" (0x64) would be unaffected. This would only make sense if it's every 4th character.

The word "Fetwgrkifg" ("Networking") also reinforces this. "N" (0x4E) is corrupted to "F" (0x46), "o" (0x6F) is corrupted to "g" (0x67), but "k" (0x6B) is left alone, while "n" (0x6E) is corrupted to "f" (0x66). If you only consider every 4th character, the "k" should be left alone.

[–]themangeraaad 16 points17 points ago

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The system itself has been able to boot up to this point so it doesn't appear that the commands themselves are subject to this bit flip, therefore it seems unlikely to be a DDR or CPU issue (or anywhere in the main data path).

Probably start by seeing if the problem persists while using on-board video (assuming the computer has a video card). If on-board video fixed the issue, cleaning the video card pins might help, otherwise possible defective card or connector.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Time for me to jump to unfounded conclusions in an attempt to Sherlock Holmes the real detectives. :) Sumsung Q40? Researcher. This problem has been around a while. Look at the time stamp. Good luck with your research Dr. / Researcher.

[–]tony_spaz 1 point2 points ago

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Double-check the picture on your second link. Same dude in a tie. Stolen images ahoy!

[–]Koss424 2 points3 points ago

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can't I just turn it off and and turn it back on?

[–]LousyTourist 2 points3 points ago

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I was going to post this but since you somehow managed to post this using Roy's voice I guess I'll give you an upboat.

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      [–]Killobyte 25 points26 points ago

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      You, sir, are a thinker!

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        [–]sosondowah 7 points8 points ago

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        Half of the letters have their 3rd bit as 0 anyway, so the flaw - while still affecting them - doesn't change their value.

        [–]cr3ative 118 points119 points ago

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        Now that's what I call detective work!

        [–]unrelated_topic 59 points60 points ago

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        Let's wrap it up guys. We're done here.

        [–]limmah 47 points48 points ago

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        Book 'em boys! Nice work, Lou.

        [–]dirtmouth 52 points53 points ago

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        bake 'im away, toys

        [–]m4rauder[!] 6 points7 points ago

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        What'd you say, chief?

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        [–]WornOutMeme 4 points5 points ago

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        そして、私の斧！

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          [–]Finbeginagain 10 points11 points ago

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          Electric yellows got me by the brain banana.

          [–]lou 6 points7 points ago

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          Thanks!

          [–]Sure_lll_Eat_That 1 point2 points ago

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          That's nice work with the bag-zooka, Lou. -Chief Wiggum

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            [–]manopsony 3 points4 points ago

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            Pretty damn good lads!

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              [–]onan 30 points31 points ago

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              Over a decade ago, one of the machines in our server cluster developed a similar hardware anomaly. We didn't bother to unrack it or even power it off, just moved jobs from it to others.

              A month later, I overhear that some newly-hired programmer had been given the starter project of debugging some corrupted logfiles that had been aggregated on that machine.

              I tried to explain to him the nature of the problem. "See how the filename it wrote out is 56-Aun, when the actual datestamp is the 24th of August? You're not going to find that bug in the perl date library, the machine is flipping bits."

              He asked whether the contents of the logfiles themselves were okay. "No," I said, "it's almost certainly flipped stray bits throughout the content of the files as well."

              Relief washed over his face. "Oh! So we haven't lost any data! Just some of the bits are wrong."

              [–]polyparadigm 12 points13 points ago

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              Priceless.

              [–]FortyFs 4 points5 points ago

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              can "flipping bits" be something we say in everyday conversations from now on?

              [–]Lagged2Death 5 points6 points ago

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              How on Earth could a machine with such a problem function well enough to write a file at all?

              [–]onan 2 points3 points ago

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              It did first manifest as the machine just being very crashy. Once we investigated a bit, we found evidence of the bit-flipping problem lying about, and moved all jobs off the machine.

              Once it was basically just sitting there idle, the problem abated enough for it to stay up... apparently leading to someone else thinking they had found a viable idle machine and give it the job of log aggregation and processing. Oops.

              It of course didn't work at all reliably, so someone gave this kid the task of finding the bugs in the log aggregation tools, having forgotten that there's that pesky layer down below.

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                  [–]volandil 28 points29 points ago

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                  Cool. wait, why?

                  [–]ducttape36 30 points31 points ago

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                  overheating most likely. or the driver became corrupt somehow.

                  [–]shub 34 points35 points ago

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                  no driver in text mode

                  [–]grelphy 7 points8 points ago*

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                  There is a "driver" somewhere responsible for rasterizing the character buffer. That's way down deep at the hardware control level, though, and pretty much everything down there has been stable for multiple decades at this point.

                  This sort of corruption (a regular, 4-byte-wise pattern) looks to me like something is trying to do a bitmap transformation of some sort (a color filter would be the obvious one, but filtering colors by bitwise-and-with-0xFFFFF7 would be a new one to me) without noticing that it's operating on a textmode buffer, not a pixelbuffer. Not sure what would do that, but it seems like the most obvious possibility to me.

                  [–]shub 1 point2 points ago

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                  My guess is a broken data line somewhere, probably on the video card or it wouldn't have made it this far.

                  [–]cstoner 11 points12 points ago

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                  Or faulty RAM.

                  [–]LarrySDonald 9 points10 points ago

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                  Or a disconnected pin on the RAM or receiving end of the RAM. If it's modern day hardware this is probably quite likely, overheated/stressed and a pin popped. If pressing down on the ICs while booting helps, reflowining the solder by heading the board might help. Or, get a different GFX card (if not onboard) or get a GFX card (if it is onboard) and use that.

                  [–]Bipolarruledout 5 points6 points ago

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                  On "modern day hardware" I'm shocked it boots at all. That being said video cards and RAM can cause all sorts of issues.

                  [–]shamecamel 3 points4 points ago

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                  that's fucking awesome. I love computers so much.

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                    [–]Sutibu 52 points53 points ago*

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                    Has anygne realdy been far as decided tg use even gg waft tg do looc more lake?

                    #include <stdio.h>

int main(void){
    char string[80] = "Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?";
    char *my_pointer = string;
    short int i = 1;

    do{
        if(i == 4){
            *my_pointer &= ~8;
            i = 0;
        }
        ++i;
        ++my_pointer;
    }while(*my_pointer != '\0');

    printf("%s",string);
    return 0;
}

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                    [–]piranha 3 points4 points ago*

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                    An Efglish pdease?

                    (lambda s, offset = 0: "".join ([chr (ord (c) & ~(1<<3)) if i % 4 == 0 else c for i, c in enumerate (s, offset)])) ("In English please?")

                    Edit: extra credit?

                    (defun garbledegator (s &optional (offset 0)
                      &aux (i (1- offset)) (mask (lognot (ash 1 3))))
  (map 'string (lambda (c)
                 (if (zerop (mod (incf i) 4))
                     (code-char (logand mask (char-code c)))
                     c))
       s))

                    [–]milesmi 1 point2 points ago

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                    Please, replace:

                            if(*my_pointer & 8){
            *my_pointer -= 8;
        }

                    With simply:

                            *my_pointer &= ~8;

                    This is more accurate to what is actually happening in hardware.

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                      [–]Zomgondo 2 points3 points ago

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                      Every 4th character makes sense. Character mode on a video card uses two bytes per character, so 4 characters would be 64 bits. One bad transistor on a data bus somewhere on the video card would do this.

                      [–]wicket146 2 points3 points ago

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                      Impressive... most impressive.

                      [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                      Alternate explanation: your OS language switched to Argyle!

                      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                      Or Windows had one scotch too many.

                      It's okay PC, it happens to the best of us.

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                        [–]pbrown623 112 points113 points ago

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                        Did Windows have a stroke?

                        [–]Jazzbandrew 195 points196 points ago

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                        No. Computers can't have strokes. That's just not ngrmad.

                        [–]Ontain 5 points6 points ago

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                        well there's a corruption in memory so that's like a stroke.

                        [–]Koss424 2 points3 points ago

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                        Maybe it was excited about the Grammys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGJ2XRJBHM8#t=0m10s

                        [–]ThatsItGuysShowsOver 11 points12 points ago

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                        Have you even tried throwing it inside a washing machine? Like this?

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                        [–]califrag 2 points3 points ago

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                        I found the original video linked above absolutely hilarious, however when it was given googly eyes in this remix video someone started cutting onions

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                          [–]GratefulDean 1 point2 points ago

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                          I saw that and all I could think of was:

                          "Jesus, my wife would KILL me if I threw the washing machine on the flowers"

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                            [–]recursive 1 point2 points ago

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                            Would have preferred "Computers can't have strokes, they just get ngrmad."

                            [–]isignedupforthis 3 points4 points ago

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                            It is turning Murlock.

                            [–]A3OP 2 points3 points ago

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                            First thing I thought of.

                            [–]wheatley_cereal 1 point2 points ago

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                            Oh shit, looks like the computer cra-HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

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                              [–]mancusod 51 points52 points ago

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                              I think getwgrkifg is a relative of fhwdgads.

                              [–]yammerant 29 points30 points ago

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                              Everybody, to the limit!

                              [–]luckdomain 15 points16 points ago

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                              Come on fhwqdgads, I see you jockin' me.

                              [–]iloveplaid 14 points15 points ago

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                              Actin like

                              you

                              know

                              me

                              [–]Atario 2 points3 points ago

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                              Everybody's just gonna feel sorry for you. I mean, I do...

                              [–]Sibilantjoe 5 points6 points ago

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                              No way man, I don't play those kinds of games.

                              [–]Philo_T_Farnsworth 2 points3 points ago

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                              I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever write a song about Sibbie.

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                                [–][deleted] 115 points116 points ago

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                                Starting Wandows isn't ngrmad

                                But on meth it is

                                [–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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                                Meth- not even once.

                                [–]mdonald623 18 points19 points ago

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                                Windows ME - Not even once.

                                [–]DJNephilim 8 points9 points ago

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                                You mentioned Windows ME and my PTSD kicked in.

                                [–]soopeh 68 points69 points ago

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                                Om Woll Smoth, ond Wondows Sovon wos my odia.

                                [–]zdarlight 16 points17 points ago

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                                You, sir, have reminded of the hilarity of the short-lived meme known as "Woll Smoth".

                                Thank you very much.

                                [–]shnuffy 5 points6 points ago

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                                May I introduce to you Gorge Colney.

                                [–]NickDouglas 4 points5 points ago

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                                Short-lived? You haven't been on 4chan lately, have you?

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                                  [–]borderpatrol 22 points23 points ago

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                                  I'm the one who took this picture, many years ago as a tech at Fry's Electronics (that's my white shirt and tie in the picture there).

                                  The other good one we'd come across was one that needed to be started in "Cafe Mode". Never what I expected though.

                                  This was an old HP zv6000 series laptop. It ended up being a bad GPU and we replaced the entire motherboard. Customer was happy ;)

                                  Funny thing about this pic, I posted it to Something Awful just once and it seems to have spread all over. Keeps popping up at random times when I least expect it.

                                  [–]unders_core 41 points42 points ago

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                                  Wandows fhtagn

                                  [–]thetoastmonster 23 points24 points ago

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                                  Cthulu Edition.

                                  [–]PossiblyTrolling 12 points13 points ago

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                                  Bad dimms dude. This is actually a fairly easy fix without replacing the memory.

                                  1. From a command prompt load fdisk
                                  2. find and delete the 'primary partition' - Windows automatically recreates it after you reboot.
                                  3. Reboot.

                                  You're welcome in advance.

                                  [–]Sporkfortuna 9 points10 points ago

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                                  I smiled and looked at your comment history; what kind of trolling would he possibly be doing? I discovered spacedicks. I'm not smiling any more. God damn it, internet.

                                  [–]nathan42100 2 points3 points ago

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                                  What...the...fuck. I am never going to spacedicks again.

                                  [–]Koss424 2 points3 points ago

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                                  I'm not even shocked anymore. Nor do I care that how safe that is for my work environment.

                                  [–]PossiblyTrolling 1 point2 points ago

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                                  :D

                                  [–]TheVog 10 points11 points ago

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                                  Years and years ago, one of my hard drives was being detected as a "Qahttm Fa&bal" instead of a "Quantum Fireball" during the POST. As it turns out, its controller board was dying but we just liked to call it the Klingon Hard Drive instead.

                                  [–]Dradoc 34 points35 points ago

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                                  Apparently you have at least one of Strong Bad's 400,000 viruses.

                                  [–]shadowguise 33 points34 points ago

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                                  FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR

                                  [–][deleted] 23 points24 points ago

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                                  VIRUS = VERY YES

                                  [–]Rubin0 1 point2 points ago

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                                  With Marzipan's radish we gonna win da competition!

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                                    [–]Ashdown 10 points11 points ago

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                                    I believe this virus is the coach.z.jeeeorghb virus :-/

                                    [–]TheAmazingRando 5 points6 points ago

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                                    Drop a train on 'em, Edgar!

                                    [–]panickedthumb 7 points8 points ago*

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                                    Strongbad did you get a virus?

                                    No.

                                    Did you get 400,000 viruses?

                                    Yes. Very yes.

                                    EDIT: I still forget that a line break in the comment box doesn't translate to a line break in the comment itself.

                                    [–]PhilbertFlange 1 point2 points ago

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                                    Look, Strong Bad, my mouth was a broken JPEG! I had no choice!

                                    [–]valgonzarp 9 points10 points ago

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                                    I remember compiling some stuff on a Linux box with faulty RAM, gcc barfed itself with:

                                    error: invalid preprocessing directive #degine

                                    [–]dwhee 10 points11 points ago

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                                    Your making Windows ngrmadly. You wouldn't like Windows when it's ngrmadly.

                                    [–]iAMaHUSKY 35 points36 points ago

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                                    problem$ ?

                                    [–]Floritar 8 points9 points ago

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                                    CTRL+F problem$.

                                    Not disappointed :D.

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                                      [–]asskickingjedi 26 points27 points ago*

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                                      That is what you get for buying an OS at a truck stop in Iowa at 3am.

                                      "Wandows! The same look and feel of an OS for a fraction of the price!"

                                      [–]Soothsweven 31 points32 points ago

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                                      I don't understand! I just did a virus check with... Narton?!

                                      [–]thetoastmonster 11 points12 points ago

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                                      Let's take a moment to remember Lindows.

                                      (Lindows became Linspire which got absorbed into Xandros)

                                      [–]Sporkfortuna 10 points11 points ago

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                                      (and then got absorbed into Andross)

                                      [–]step1 2 points3 points ago

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                                      Slippy, noooOOooooo?

                                      [–]jotaroh 7 points8 points ago

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                                      just as good as Panaphonic, Magnetbox, and Sorny

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                                        [–]fish_custard 25 points26 points ago

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                                        I've seen this before. You have a virus that is attempting to change your default language to Welsh.

                                        [–]C_X_C 7 points8 points ago*

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                                        • control+F "welsh"
                                        • Upvote
                                        • Post what I did in a comment
                                        • ???
                                        • Profit!
                                        • Employed tired meme
                                        • Deep sense of self shame at the 2 things I told myself that I would never do
                                        • Dismiss it as ironic
                                        • Contemplate deleting rambling comment

                                        [–]WisconsinPlatt 2 points3 points ago

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                                        There are still too many vowels to be Welsh.

                                        [–]THE_PUN_STOPS_HERE 2 points3 points ago

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                                        Ugh. What kind of sick bastard would do such a thing?

                                        [–]deeboe 5 points6 points ago

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                                        This is an easy fix, just start in Safe Mode wat Fetwgrkifg!

                                        [–]DavyDukes12 8 points9 points ago

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                                        Say goldbeye to that kompoter... :(

                                        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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                                        I TRIED TO INSTALL THAT DAMN MACRASAFT WANDOWS BUT THE USB DISK WAS CORRUPT!

                                        [–]e30kid 6 points7 points ago

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                                        One does not simply Start Ngrmadly into Wandows!

                                        [–]dinglehoofis 10 points11 points ago

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                                        This is an issue with memory. I was working on a computer at work that would produce fuckin' random ASCII characters during POST, there were spelling errors in that screen, etc.

                                        Turns out there was a chunk of dust in one of the DIMM slots. Dusted that shit out, reseated the memory, problem solved.

                                        [–]mikecngan 5 points6 points ago

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                                        Anyone else read that as Start Wandows, Nig__r, Madly ?

                                        [–]whitelightbrown 12 points13 points ago

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                                        Ngrumad?

                                        [–]bowmessage 3 points4 points ago

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                                        Do I see a geek squad uniform in the reflection, or is that just me? (Thin black tie, white shirt).

                                        [–]KSerge 1 point2 points ago

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                                        The tie and white shirt certainly look the part, though the "official" uniform calls for a short sleeve white button up, ala the 1950's NASA style. Also, they REQUIRE that agents wear a geek squad tie pin. Not ruling this possibility out, but a strict manager would get on his case about being "out of uniform".

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                                          [–]the_right_stuff 4 points5 points ago

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                                          seems legit.

                                          [–]daddydidncare 4 points5 points ago

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                                          did anyone else think of Serene Branson?

                                          [–]Tashar 3 points4 points ago

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                                          The brand really should have been named Wandows from the beginning.

                                          [–]sgrwck 4 points5 points ago

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                                          God, saying Wandows out loud made me laugh way too hard in public.

                                          [–]LlamaMall 4 points5 points ago

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                                          Looks like that computer has gone full derp.

                                          [–]tokomonster 4 points5 points ago

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                                          Windows is trolling you.

                                          Problem$

                                          [–]StarScream86 3 points4 points ago

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                                          I automatically read that in a Senor Cardgage voice.

                                          [–]Backupusername 3 points4 points ago

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                                          I will do as you command me, Lord Inglip.

                                          [–]shiken 3 points4 points ago

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                                          oh god why is this making me laugh way harder than it should

                                          [–]JTrux 2 points3 points ago

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                                          Its probably just in Swedish.

                                          [–]staircase 2 points3 points ago

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                                          I'm a Swede and I can confirm it is not Swedish. It's probably just in Spanish.

                                          [–]frenshy 2 points3 points ago

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                                          I'm a Spaniard and I can confirm its not Spanish. It's probably just German.

                                          [–]Milpooool 2 points3 points ago

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                                          Try starting in Safe Mode wath Fetwgrkifg.

                                          [–]unbibium 2 points3 points ago

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                                          It's fun when video memory breaks in a specific way.

                                          In 1992, my school had a spare Commodore 64 that they let me borrow, and its color RAM was broken, so text would flicker through all the colors randomly. Most games were affected, except the ones that used multicolor hi-res graphics, because those used real RAM for the colors.

                                          Much like AM broadcast noise, it would change in frequency depending on what the computer was doing.

                                          [–]IAmThePat 2 points3 points ago

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                                          I actually had this happen just the other day, except it was the first letter in every option was a 'g' with umlauts over it. Also the highlighting has a couple squares that were flashing between yellow, green and pink.

                                          It scared me, I though the old machine finally bit it, but fortunately though, wandows did start ngrmadly

                                          [–]MickolasJae 4 points5 points ago

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                                          I always start Windows Nigger Madly

                                          [–]tg989 5 points6 points ago

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                                          Problem$

                                          [–]Carambar 7 points8 points ago

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                                          Thgt'p why H u;e lknux

                                          [–]planafuneral 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Looks like data corruption to me!

                                          [–]leodicobbreo 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Ive seen quite a few pics like this. My favorite was "Stabt Gindogs Nobmally" or something.

                                          [–]barndawgie 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Dude, your computer is HOSED.

                                          [–]StickFlick 1 point2 points ago

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                                          It's fucked, Jim.

                                          [–]B5_S4 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Thats not gone well.

                                          [–]Heretic_Cata 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Must be the irish version of windows.

                                          [–]ShroomPickin 1 point2 points ago

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                                          safe mode with fig newton please ...yummmm fig newtons....

                                          [–]ImperfectDrug 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Ooooh. 'People who annoy you.' Yes, of course.

                                          [–]BlueMunky 1 point2 points ago

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                                          I don't get angry, I get ngrmad!

                                          [–]VaultBoy13 1 point2 points ago

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                                          It's all discombobulated. What'd you do!?

                                          [–]thecompactor 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Read it as 'normally' on the front page. Feel like that's abngrmad.

                                          [–]spyke570 1 point2 points ago

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                                          You should probably use Safe Mode wath Fetwgrkifg

                                          [–]rutterkin 1 point2 points ago

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                                          this screen makes me start Windows pretty madly, but not that madly.

                                          [–]BangkokPadang 1 point2 points ago

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                                          NOW I AM LEAVING EARTH FOR NO RAISIN!

                                          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Replace your graphics card.

                                          [–]ParanoidArtemus 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Looks like someone's flux capacitor is broken.

                                          [–]M0b1u5 1 point2 points ago

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                                          What you have here is a problem with the "MUP.SYS" file.

                                          Boot from CD-ROM and delete the file on the C: drive.

                                          All will be well.

                                          [–]meshugga 1 point2 points ago

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                                          The sun seems to be flaring up ...

                                          [–]bilange 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Oh, THIS is how Magicka made up their gibberish speeches! Makes sense.

                                          [–]SeansterMonster 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Geek Squad Agent

                                          [–]NiceCubes 1 point2 points ago

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                                          i think you should start in safe mode.

                                          [–]chaolance 1 point2 points ago

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                                          with Fetwgrkifg

                                          [–]imposter22 1 point2 points ago

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                                          issue is either RAM on mobo or RAM on video card... most likely mobo

                                          [–]Arminas 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Looks like you have some serious problem$

                                          [–]Gandulph 1 point2 points ago

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                                          I accidentally the whole Windows.

                                          [–]Childhood_Obesity 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Fuckin' Wandows.

                                          [–]windowbreaker 1 point2 points ago

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                                          I actually have a degree in fetwgrkifg

                                          [–]thetoastmonster 2 points3 points ago

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                                          problem$, Wandows?

                                          [–]phonsc 3 points4 points ago

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                                          problem$?

                                          [–]jeffarei 2 points3 points ago

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                                          PROBLEM$?

                                          [–]TokenRightWinger 4 points5 points ago

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                                          u ngrmad?

                                          [–]rduser 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Is it wrong that I read it as nigger madly?

                                          [–]Phoboz 1 point2 points ago

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                                          http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=NGRMADLY

                                          [–]Gagege 0 points1 point ago

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                                          Overheated video card.

                                          [–]RaegTiem 5 points6 points ago

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                                          Probably not, as the letters are just replaced and there is no screen tearing or artifacts. I'd guess a memory issue.

                                          [–]trendo 1 point2 points ago

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                                          I agree with both of you. It's some kind of hardware defect. I immediately assumed video too, but RaegT has some good counter points. Memory getting all retarded and shifting around could maybe cause that. That or something hella-wonky with the mobo.

                                          [–]unders_core 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Gagege is right. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it several times, but that's what it looks like.

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                                            [–]DickWilhelm 1 point2 points ago

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                                            People assume you don't know what you're talking about, but I've seen a failing video card produce these exact results.

                                            [–]borderpatrol 1 point2 points ago

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                                            That's exactly what it was, a defective ATI Radeon Xpress 200m GPU.

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                                              [–]abaddon3k 0 points1 point ago

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                                              A friend of mine recently came to me with a similar issue with windows where none of the text was correct.

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                                              [–]MylesMDT 1 point2 points ago

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                                              I had it happen on a new build. I kept having major Windows installation issues. Huge install bugs, etc. I finally narrowed it down, and fired up memtest. It was one stick of bad memory. Pulled it, reinstalled perfectly. And Crucial wouldn't replace the stick. Bad CS.

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                                                [–]copenhagenlc 0 points1 point ago

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                                                ARTIFACTS !

                                                [–]Hypercore 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I read that as "Star Wars Normandy".

                                                [–]Dux0r 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I don't know why but the first thing that sprang to mind after seeing this was the Horadric Cube in Diablo 2.

                                                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                                racist OS is racist.

                                                [–]diversionmary 0 points1 point ago

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                                                u mad?

                                                [–]DickWilhelm 0 points1 point ago

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                                                This happened to me when my video card was failing. It seems other people have posted similar ideas involving system memory failing/not properly seated.

                                                [–]lavra 0 points1 point ago

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                                                lmao how can I get my computer to glitch like that? it's so entertaining!

                                                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                                This is the rare "Swedish Chef" virus

                                                [–]wintremute 0 points1 point ago

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                                                RAM dropping bits.

                                                [–]NoKumSok 0 points1 point ago

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                                                First thing I read was 'Start Windows with Fetwgrkifg' and assumed it was some strange English/German hybrid menu.

                                                Took me a minute to understand what was going on.

                                                [–]benk016 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I had a similar error after taking in a users computer to re-install. only affected text mode, once windows started all was well. I didn't put it back out in production for fear of it crapping out soon. http://i.imgur.com/PXVaq.jpg

                                                [–]MatthewX5000 0 points1 point ago

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                                                GeekSquad?

                                                [–]borderpatrol 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Fry's Electronics Service Department actually (we didn't have catchy names)

                                                [–]no_splattering 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Are you sure this isn't a message from Inglip ?

                                                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                                NNNNGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (madly.)

                                                [–]dgtlhrt 0 points1 point ago

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                                                New feature!!! Play the popular word game Scramble! while dealing with windows OS Problems! It's an easter egg like the games in terminal in OSX. Rumor* I head they are adding sudoku to the system recovery program.

                                                [–]Estoye 0 points1 point ago

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                                                That sometames hoppans ox my compgqur.

                                                [–]TehJimmy 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Conglaturations!!! You have completed a great game!

                                                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Mecrosift Wandows is my fuvorine olerading shstem.

                                                [–]LordDfg 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I had this problem. I just formated the system and started over.

                                                [–]newone99 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Start Wandows Ngrmadly.. Problem$

                                                [–]aboveandbeyond 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Gaelic edition

                                                [–]errorseven 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Nice tie!

                                                [–]Chren 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Nrvnqsr Chaos?

                                                [–]BOFH139 0 points1 point ago

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                                                My old pc displayed " Loading Micro$oft WinBl0wz 2025 ".

                                                You can do the same with the command prompt with a simple hexeditor....

                                                [–]Torandi 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I'm sorry to tell you this, but your windows have had a stroke.

                                                [–]msbrooklyn 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Ahhhh, the language of geeks. I love it. I have no idea what you are saying but I enjoy it all the same. :D

                                                [–]twoblogsonesite 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I'm Ron Ngrmadly?

                                                [–]hot_pastrami 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Malk? With Vitamin R?

                                                [–]bobpetersen 0 points1 point ago

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                                                your computer is having a stroke. think about its quality of life, pull the plug man!!

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