# What does it mean... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 27, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean/30881 "2000-08-27T01:47:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean/30881/1 "2000-08-27T01:47:44Z")
Fatal error: Maximum execution time exceeded in global.php on line 495 ---
**Author:** ![La\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@La\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_King)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean/30881/2 "2000-08-27T02:11:06Z")
Fatal means you’re dead, but since you’re still posting, it was probably just a near-death experience, i.e., you didn’t “go to the light”. Don’t be in a hurry. Your time will come soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean/30881/3 "2000-08-27T02:18:57Z")
Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean/30881/4 "2000-08-27T12:51:15Z")
Actually, I think what is means is you timed out.