AndyDan

Over on ComputerWorld’s Shark Tank blog, this comment today:

Tolkien Ring Network

Submitted by Mad Hatter on September 24, 2009 - 11:55 A.M.

That’s what we use at my WROK PALCE. In the Lorien and Rivendell buildings we have 3 rings, in the Moria, Lonely Mountain and Blue Mountain buildings we have 7 rings, and in the Gondor, Rohan, and Arnor buildings we have 9 rings. Of course, in the IT building, I set up a single backbone ring to manage them all.

Note that misspellings (eg, WROK PALCE) are usually intentional, and comments are often irrelevant to the original post.

The Brits are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved”. Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross”.  The British have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz began in 1940 and tea supplies all but ran out.  Terrorists have been re-categorised from “Tiresome” to “A  Bloody Nuisance”. The last time the British issued “A Bloody Nuisance” warning level was during the great fire of  1666.

Also, the French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from “Run” to “Hide”. The only two higher levels in France  are “Collaborate” and  ”Surrender.”

The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France’s white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country’s military capability.

It’s not only the British and French who are on a heightened level of alert. Italy has increased the alert level from “Shout loudly and excitedly” to “Elaborate Military Posturing.” Two more levels remain: “Ineffective Combat Operations” and “Change Sides.”

The Germans also increased their alert state from “Disdainful  Arrogance” to “Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs.” They also have two higher levels:  ”Invade a Neighbour” and “Lose”.

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual, and the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass  bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the  old Spanish navy.