Aug 4, 2008
{ They're all dead, Dave. }
-ExcellentHave you ever seen the British television series Red Dwarf? It was brilliantly stupid. One of my favorite shows of all time. I have a tendency to compare every event of my real life with episodes from various shows due to my scrupulously intellectual upbringing in front of the television. There is a reason behind my mentioning the show.
At the beginning of the series the main character wakes up to find himself alone on a giant spacecraft. He is completely alone. The computer tells him that everyone else on the ship has been killed. Their conversation goes something like this:
“What about Jerry? Where’s Jerry?”
“He’s Dead Dave. They’re all dead, Dave.”
“What about Kochanski?”
“She’s dead, Dave. They’re all dead, Dave.”
“What about Harry? Where’s Harry?”
"He’s Dead, Dave. They’re all dead, Dave. Everybody is dead Dave."
And so on.
Our computers went down several times over the past few days. My conversations with patrons have been going something like this:
“Why isn’t my computer working?”
“There’s no Internet. They’re all not working.”
“Well, what about the Express computer?"
“It’s down. They are all down.”
“So how can I make a computer reservation?”
“You can’t. The computers are down.”
“What about number eight? Nobody is on number eight.”
“It’s down. They are all down.”
They’re all dead, Dave.
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