Talk about mixing metaphors...

C

Coinneach

Staff Alumnus
http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500147872-500178808-500718187-0,00.html

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Too many callers at once could clog the network, meaning some might get fast busy signals. Even so, the FCC's Powell said, that wouldn't necessarily indicate any Y2K-related problems.

"This is a basic network congestion issue that we see every Mother's Day. This is Mother's Day on Viagra," he said.
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Um, shouldn't that be "Father's Day on Viagra?"


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FYI,

The fast busy signals, which are not unknown in normal times, are "busy trunk" signals, meaning that there is no connection available from your central office (the 555 in a number like 1-301-555-1234) to the central office or area code you are calling. Slow busy signals mean the subscriber phone is off hook or not responding.

Jim
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>"This is a basic network congestion issue that we see every Mother's Day. This is Mother's Day on Viagra,"[/quote]

I think I saw that movie at a stag-party once...

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