# Weak guys. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 23, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087 "2013-05-23T03:17:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/21 "2013-05-23T11:36:19Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > I think it’s _Mice_. You’re thinking of geese. > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Well, NOW I am! :mad: With Foie Gras around, how can we not be thinking of geese? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/22 "2013-05-23T11:44:45Z")
Go play outside for a while. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/23 "2013-05-23T11:56:15Z")
ou-ou-out-out…side? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/24 "2013-05-23T12:18:15Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > That is the stock message that the current server farm throws up when they are working on problems, even if the problem is unscheduled. “All maintenance is scheduled, but some maintenance is more scheduled than others.” ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/25 "2013-05-23T12:46:04Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > I think it’s _Mice_. You’re thinking of geese. I hate Meeses to pieces! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/26 "2013-05-23T13:33:06Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > I know, right? It is pathetic for a board that is ranked 97 out of all boards on the Internet in terms of popularity that has a great staff to be this dysfunctional. You are laboring under a misconception. The “great staff” here does not include anyone who can actually manage the tech side of things. Well, no one fulltime, that is. Just Jerry, who has to manage a lot of other tech stuff, too, including the main site. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/27 "2013-05-23T13:42:40Z")
> [@Zyanthia](#): > > With Foie Gras around, how can we not be thinking of geese? Mmmmmm…foie gras… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/28 "2013-05-23T13:44:35Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > That is the stock message that the current server farm throws up when they are working on problems, even if the problem is unscheduled. When I managed a 24/7 service that’s what we always put up. It’s not to be taken literally. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/29 "2013-05-23T13:46:35Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > Go play outside for a while. There are mice outside, you filthy enabler. Probably geese too. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/30 "2013-05-23T14:00:31Z")
So is anyone else wondering, “Surely there’s more reliable hosting for what we’re paying?” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/31 "2013-05-23T14:14:43Z")
> [@Eutychus](#): > > Go play outside for a while. Anybody remember where the door is? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/32 "2013-05-23T14:16:37Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Anybody remember where the door is? It’s the thing pizza comes through. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/33 "2013-05-23T14:20:33Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > It’s the thing pizza comes through. We’re allowed to leave through the pizza door? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/34 "2013-05-23T14:36:38Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > That is the stock message that the current server farm throws up when they are working on problems, even if the problem is unscheduled. Thank goodness they upgraded the error message. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/35 "2013-05-23T14:43:13Z")
I thought he meant the scheduled maintenance thing was a weak guise. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/36 "2013-05-23T14:48:19Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I thought he meant the scheduled maintenance thing was a weak guise. 😃 It is. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/37 "2013-05-23T15:30:11Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > It’s the thing pizza comes through. You mean the pie hole? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/38 "2013-05-23T16:11:36Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > When I managed a 24/7 service that’s what we always put up. It’s not to be taken literally. Yeah! They never said 24 hours _in a row_. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/39 "2013-05-23T16:23:49Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I thought he meant the scheduled maintenance thing was a weak guise. It’s not really a guise, it’s SOP for all these systems. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-guys/659087/40 "2013-05-23T17:01:34Z")
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