# Geek Tombstone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 31, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641 "2002-10-31T03:29:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/1 "2002-10-31T03:29:52Z")
I guess this is somewhat in the spirit of [Halloween.](http://faded.dynu.com/O/A/closelife.jpg) :o ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/2 "2002-10-31T05:54:42Z")
“That DO-loop was almost working, too.” – A Real Programmer’s tombstone. “Not deleted, uploaded into permanent archive.” – Theist hacker. “rm -f /dev/al\_smith” – \*nix hacker. “Here lies Rick, 23. Not a pretty sight to see. Tried to hack a bomb, but when it dumped core it scattered his guts all over the floor.” – DoD hacker. “mv me, God, onto the DAT tape of eternity.” – Christian hacker. “uptime: 92 years, 6 months, 15 days, 5 hours, 12 minutes, 10 seconds.” – His box is probably still running. “BSOD” – Windows hacker. “Health fault: body dumped” – \*nix hacker, leaving something for those with diagnostic tools. “/dev/null” – Atheist hacker. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/3 "2002-10-31T14:17:47Z")
For extra-geekiness, just have a tombstone with a semicolon on it. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/4 "2002-10-31T14:29:35Z")
I’m planning on having (Insert Name) HTTP 404 Not Found ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/5 "2002-10-31T14:48:33Z")
Archived but not forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/6 "2002-10-31T16:31:18Z")
```auto while (enlightenment != True) { newIncarnation = SelectIncarnation(karma); Transmigrate(newIncarnation, soul); } ``` Of course, this thread wouldn’t be complete with out [The Last Bug](http://www.lysator.liu.se/~byers/lastbug.html): > [@](#): > > He died at the console, > of hunger and thirst. > Next day he was buried, > Face down, Nine edge first. ---
**Author:** ![ForgottenLore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@ForgottenLore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForgottenLore)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/7 "2002-10-31T19:47:42Z")
Unrecoverable System Error ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/8 "2002-10-31T22:20:08Z")
In Granger Utah, i came across a tombstone that had the starship enterprise on it. ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/9 "2002-11-01T01:33:37Z")
I want my tombstone to look like the blue screen of death 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/10 "2002-11-01T01:44:15Z")
Abort Fail Retry? Retry!---- Hindu programmer. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/11 "2002-11-01T01:59:51Z")
“Decompile in progress” ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/12 "2002-11-01T03:10:17Z")
C-x C-c – Atheist C-x C-s – Theist C-M-Del – Untimely death. No, I won’t explain them. Geeks will understand. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/13 "2002-11-02T06:43:56Z")
Here lies \_\_\_\_\_ General Protection Fault. or perhaps: ```auto Monstre::~Monstre() { delete life; } ``` ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geek-tombstone/134641/14 "2002-11-02T07:59:04Z")
“Ran over by a tractor trailer truck driven by the Incredible Hulk” or you could just go with old faithful: ```auto EndSub ```