# Unix humor (SUDO command)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 12, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267 "2009-11-12T02:42:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267/1 "2009-11-12T02:42:10Z")
Inspired by [this XKCD cartoon](http://xkcd.com/149/), how would you (ab)use the SUDO command if it worked on people?
SUDO Boss stop being a jerk
SUDO give me a raise
SUDO old job hire me back
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### Author:  [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267/2 "2009-11-12T14:50:06Z")
I’m more of a unzip; strip; touch; finger; mount; fsck; more; fsck; yes; yes; umount; sleep guy, myself.
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267/3 "2009-11-12T17:07:42Z")
> [@black\_rabbit](#):
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> I’m more of a unzip; strip; touch; finger; mount; fsck; more; fsck; yes; yes; umount; sleep guy, myself.
Ah. Software EXchange. 🙂 Gotta keep your virus protection up-to-date for that one.
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267/4 "2009-11-13T08:24:06Z")
I prefer [this one](http://xkcd.com/156/). Keeps me from getting angry at people and doing thing I’ll regret.
(Sadly, I just went there and kept hitting “Random” until I found this one. Took 48 tries.)
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### Author:  [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267/5 "2009-11-13T08:49:51Z")
There’s nothing sad about reading 48 xkcd strips! When I discovered it, I read it straight through and only discovered that there’s mouseover text after I was almost up to date, so I went back to the beginning. Good times.
SUDO Kids do your homework
SUDO Stop poking your sister
SUDO Make your own damn dinner
SUDO Fix me a drink
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267/6 "2009-11-13T14:31:27Z")
SUDO [Stop making stupid software-patent claims](http://gizmodo.com/5402796/microsoft-patents-the-sudo-command)
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### Author:  [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unix-humor-sudo-command/517267/7 "2009-11-13T17:35:24Z")
> [@Sunspace](#):
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> SUDO [Stop making stupid software-patent claims](http://gizmodo.com/5402796/microsoft-patents-the-sudo-command)
You owe Steve Ballmer 10 dollars.