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04 May 2006

For some reason my laptop's F key has become stuck. FFF. Why, oh lord, why?→[More:]The M , and K keys are playing up too. This doesn't make me happy. On this topic, why is The Official Website of Senator John Kerry the number 6 Google result when you search for F? Are you aware F is for Flea Circus?

post by: Jimbob at: 06:20 | 13 comments

heh, and type "f"+enter into firefoxes toolbar and you'll get fuckedcompany

posted by dabitch 04 May | 06:58

Tell it to my apostrophe key. Damn thing wont cooperate.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 04 May | 06:58

My 0-key keeps falling off. And I keep re-attaching it. One of the wee hooks is broken, see.

posted by dabitch 04 May | 07:15

Once, I cleaned my keyboard and lost the G key. I found it the next day on top of a light switch.

posted by flopsy 04 May | 07:19

oh yeah, that makes complete sense.

posted by dabitch 04 May | 07:30

My cat ate one of the shift keys on my old notebook. I had the notebook on the sofa next to me and was watching TV. The cat was on the other side of the notebook. I looked over at the cat and noticed she had something in her mouth. It was the shift key. And it didn't snap back on.

She hasn't attacked my more recent computers since I'm assuming she realized that keys don't taste good. She will still type stuff, but Mac OS doesn't have "cat" listed as languages so I have no idea what she's typing.

posted by birdherder 04 May | 08:24

Here you go: UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK UCK. You can paste that in for later use.

posted by Eideteker 04 May | 11:43

FF = 66

posted by Eideteker 04 May | 12:01

Eh? Someone mentioned my name? 'sup?

posted by Five Fresh Fish 04 May | 12:45

Hee heee! I've been waiting all morning for you to show up! You don't disappoint, FFF.

posted by Hugh Janus 04 May | 12:49

Flip that bad boy over and check that any and all visible screws are present and snug. The screws are there to keep the gremlins out.

posted by Triode 04 May | 15:32

Flip that bad boy over and check that any and all visible screws are present and snug.

I'm sorry, I just don't know FFF that well.

posted by Eideteker 04 May | 17:20

You probably have biscuit crumbs or little bits of plants used for smoking caught under the keys, assuming tha tyou haven't spilled your coffee in it recently or anything obvious. Firstly, try holding the laptop upside down and shake the shit out of it while smacking it on the bottom (turning it off first might not be a bad idea). If that doesn't work, figure out how the take the keyboard out (usually really easy once you figure out where the expertly hidden miniscule tabs are to release it) and give it a general clean. if you have access to compressed air, give it a blast out (but do this outside).

Keyboards are repositories of all sorts of disgusting things.

You probably know all the above, of course, but I felt like telling you anyway.

posted by dg 04 May | 17:25

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