Football Team Blames Loss on Linux

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Football Team Blames Loss on Linux

Posted by michael on Saturday October 20, 2001 @12:00AM from the penguin-ate-my-homework dept.

jaxon_brooks writes: "I guess if you can't blame yourself, you gotta blame something?!?! 'Ravens (-7 1/2) at Browns: Ravens Coach Brian Billick faults last week's defensive breakdown on team's switch to Linux operating system.'" Maybe the team got caught up playing Same Game?

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Uh-oh. We've got a big problem here. by Bruce+Perens · 2001-10-20 00:11 · Score: 5, Funny

This is what happens when you leave the operating system design up to a pencil-necked geek from Helsinki. Everyone knows that Finns can't play football. And look at this guy, he's married to the 3-time women's karate champion of Finland. What do you think it does to a guy to get up in the morning, knowing that his wife could beat the tar out of him any time she wants to?
So, now we've got IBM and other big companies on Linux development, and those guys only know from golf! There they go, yapping about "enterprise Linux", and still they can't mount a good defense. Ah heck, we might as well go back to DOS. Now, there's an operating system with a strong offensive.
Bruce

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Ahhh! by mESSDan · 2001-10-20 00:25 · Score: 5, Funny

What they meant was that they couldn't run any defensive "simulations" by playing Madden 2002. Doh!

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Wrong sport by OuD · 2001-10-20 00:34 · Score: 5, Funny

No wonder they lost, everyone knows know Linux and *BSD are designed for ice-hockey.. just ask Pittsburg and New Jersey.
The reason by S.I.O. · 2001-10-20 00:38 · Score: 5, Funny

They forgot how to perform the "Blue death" secret defense trick.
Don't do it! by Denor · 2001-10-20 00:52 · Score: 5, Funny

People, you're well aware at this point that the editors don't check the links in the articles submitted. Luckily, I managed to actually click on it before a lot of people saw the article. I'm warning you, don't click on it!

No, it's not a link to goatse, whatever sick bastard sent this in linked to a place far, far worse. Don't click!

I'm telling you, if you go there, you'll have horrible flashbacks to high-school gym! You'll get locker-induced claustrophobia all over again! It'll be like listening to everyone drone on and on about the latest game while you say nothing in order to disguise the fact that you didn't watch it! Yes, you're suspecting now so I'll just say it right out:

They linked to a sports site!

Run! Flee! Don't make the same mistake I did!!!

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oddly enough... by gnurd · 2001-10-20 01:01 · Score: 3, Funny

i blame the need for my university to switch to a free operating system on the disproportinate budget of the football team.

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Letterman would like this... by simpleguy · 2001-10-20 01:03 · Score: 3, Funny

Dave Letterman can now blame the long lasting defeats of the "Fighting Cardinals" on Linux too

Heh.
coach misunderstood by Lurking+Grue · 2001-10-20 01:03 · Score: 5, Funny

He shouldn't have "open-sourced" the playbook. Doh!
Re:File this one under Humor by dgroskind · 2001-10-20 01:55 · Score: 5, Funny

For the benefit of the humor-impaired...
To undersand the joke here it helps to know that Brian Billick is known for using his Powerbook and Excel98 to select plays during the game.
Re:File this one under Humor by Pope · 2001-10-20 06:38 · Score: 3, Funny

if one sees a picture of one's co-worker stripped to the waist, painted with obscure symbols and numbers, wearing a ridiculous head-piece
If it's the co-worker I'm thinking of, it means it's Solstice and I'm about to get reeeal lucky with her!

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