· Aliens, witches, and other creatures lurking around every corner · The worry zone · An audio accessory available from bigfishstudio.com · A ring tone for Nokia/Samsung mobile phones · Misplaced watchdog timers and unexplained error codes · A drinking story and other campfire delights · Ominous looking weather · Name of a badass chick net community · Humorous historical romance novel · Herds of children running through house · Name of a hard metal rock band · Spooky Halloween screen saver · The reason behind a daily devotional · A fantasy and science fiction convention – key to three women’s destinies · An American-made circa 1989 detective film/crime thriller · A technology solution for an MS practitioner · The subject of a Unitarian Church sermon · Name of a children’s horror book · A special lodging package including a Horse-Drawn Wagon ride · A discount store news item featuring a crypt · Strange sound made by a barbecue grill right outside my computer room window · Name of a Paranormal Database Record, and more engaging than faceless “404” messenger · The Vampire Support page · A Tasmanian Forestry feature · An exploration of Grey and Gothic literature (UBC) · Noisy nooky-makers · Name of a CD music sampler ... better than “Ho-Hum” · Contents of a Scottish Prayer “When Whole Earth was Overrun with Ghosts” · What “beast” (big thing) do you want to study or evaluate, and why? · Raw sockets, Neohapsis and NTBugtraq

BTW, if you want to more ...please do check out remaining 42,269 web pages and email me at quippingqueen@yahoo.com with your fabulous finds!

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Victoria Elizabeth, “Quipping Queen & Empress of Everything” lives in Victoria, B.C. Canada. Besides issuing potty proclamations from her virtual throne room at www.quippingqueen.blogspot.com, HRH adores receiving greetings at: quippingqueen@yahoo.com. When not busy with royal duties, she earns her bread and peanut butter as a “business development consultant” (sounds a like a lot of ballyhoo and bafflegab to me).

14. Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

15. Silence. A strangled modem forgets -- that it should blink.

16. Behold ego. It sits in glowing emptiness. Cursor be damned!

17. A dingbat flaps. Windows is crashing. Oh what a pity.

18. Dead PCs. Cube farms empty. Have you called 911 yet?

19. Morning spam. Harbinger of good and ill. "Norton" nixed them all!

20. He says a word. And I say a word. Upgrade chat to phrases.

21. Faceless 404 again. Lone pixel in bit map. Welcome to 'Geekville'.

22. Oh winds that blow - can you ask them - which file is next to go?

23. Alone, on web. Where to now? Who moved my e-cheese?

24. A lightening flash across your screen. Windows closes. Dial 411 for Godot.

25. For love and for hate, I trap a bug. And offer it to Bill.

26. A golden bug. I hurl it into darkness. Is "McAfee" working?

27. A dead Trojan Horse. And yet, isn’t there something remaining in it?

28. Adjust your browser. Sorry, settings are gone. Try another universe!

29. Darkened screens - become modern grapes of wrath - reaping bitter whine.

30. On my screen, frigging fish tank. Is that Tony Tuna I see?

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NOTE: These one-line-wonders adhere to well-established politically-correct plain language policies, comply with all equal opportunity humor legislation, and subscribe to “best practices” embodied in Safe Chortling Code of Conduct for Geeks, Nerds, and Dweebs.

For more information on weatherpixies, please visit: www.weatherpixie.com. Installing atmospheric icons will ensure safety of garden gnomes from Norse God of Thunder a.k.a. 'Thor' -- "A Disaster Dude" if ever there was one ...known to fry computers and plants with alacrity and equanimity.