I'm getting ready to leave for school. Jacket, check. Gloves, check. Signature "Nightmare Before Christmas" winter cap, check. Back-pack, check. Laptop in back-pack, check. Genitals...wait...hold on...

Check.

So, I'm just about to step out the door when I hear those fatal words.

"Josh, the internet is down!"

Ugh. It was working just five minutes ago.

So, I check the cable modem. Activity, link, all the lights are doing fine.

I check the router. All the lights show up fine.

I check the switch. All the lights show up just fine.

So, I go to check his computer.

Here's the kicker.

The internet's just fine.

The network's just fine.

His computer simply froze when trying to load Firefox.

Wow.

Well, that's the last time I trust my roommate's assessment of any situation. I don't even bother with trying to properly diagnose the situation - I simply tell him to restart the computer.

What an ***!

Lol...

I hate dorm life.

That's why I moved home.

I don't live in the dorms.

My mom hasn't even been that stupid before...kill your roomate, seriously.

Well, I had experiences like that in teh dorms, and I'm studying IT :P.

Checking his computer was the last thing you did? That should always be the first thing you do! At least now you understand why.

[QUOTE=Chaz Ghostle]Checking his computer was the last thing you did? That should always be the first thing you do! At least now you understand why.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, this part is pretty obvious. :p

Wait... you have a real name? And its Josh?

why not stop complaining and just tell him he is a ****ing moron.

[QUOTE=Chaz Ghostle]Checking his computer was the last thing you did? That should always be the first thing you do![/QUOTE]

When the cable modem, router, and switch are two feet from me, and the computer is fifteen feet from me, and I have to pass them to get to the computer, it seemed to make sense at the time. :p

At least your roommate doesn't have a unibrow... or does he? THEY TRAVEL IN PACKS!

<3

We walk single-file, to hide our numbers.

Midgets, unfortunately, don't walk in packs - their legs are too short to keep up with the leader.

what if it's a midget leader? O_o

(or they can use wheelchairs.)

"The internet is down" has always struck me as a stupid statement to begin with, as I associate 'The Internet' with the entire global network, and your individual computer or home not having access is insignificant to the entire operation.

That's dumb ***

This thread should be next to "geekism" in the dictionary ... that is, if it was a word.

Gris, I unplugged my router and my internet doesn't work anymore! I THINK SOMEONE KILLED GOD OR SOMETHING SO THE INTERNET DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE.

The first thing you should always look for is an error between the keyboard and the computer chair.

[QUOTE=Chaz Ghostle]The first thing you should always look for is an error between the keyboard and the computer chair.[/QUOTE]

... And onced diagnosed, proceed to solve the problem with a swift, 5 fingered slap to the face.

I hope that was all in good humor.

Yep, the good old pre-keyboard interface.

Me and my roomate always say the network is down.

Thank god I have a good roomate...

That's exactly WHY I say it.

Actually, I say "the internet is broken."