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OCTOBER 22 IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!!!" EVERY YEAR WE GET TOGETHER AND MAKE SALMON FOR TOAST, EVERY YEAR WE GET A CROCKETY BLOAT, EVERY YEAR WE GET DRUNK ON THE DOCKS, AND EVERY YEAR WE HAVE SEX WITH OUR CAPS LOCKS!!!! posted by nickmark (132 comments total) 16 users marked this as a favorite


 
MY FAVORITE DAY!!!!!!
posted by Anonymous at 10:18 PM on October 21, 2015


BILL BRASKY!
posted by clavdivs at 10:20 PM on October 21, 2015


AND NOW COMES THE TIME FOR A READING FROM THE SACRED TEXT OF INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY: THE BOOK OF TIME FOR SOME STORIES BY SAINT DAVESECRETARY. PRAISE BE!
posted by Rhaomi at 10:26 PM on October 21, 2015 [23 favorites]


but it's only 10:27 on 10-21
posted by eyeballkid at 10:27 PM on October 21, 2015 [1 favorite]


You know what's kind of weird? Even though it's already October 22nd here in Australia (4:27pm AEDT to be precise) "International" Caps Lock Day has ONLY JUST STARTED. Perhaps it's really AMERICAN CAPS LOCK DAY.
posted by awfurby at 10:28 PM on October 21, 2015 [2 favorites]


WHY YOU NOT LIKE AMERICA
posted by a lungful of dragon at 10:34 PM on October 21, 2015 [2 favorites]


I WAITED AND WAITED BEACAUSE USUSUALLY THE ICELANDERS POST IT


seriously this is my first FPP in so long and I couldn't believe someone else hadn't already posted and OMG SO GLAD THURSDAY IS VACATION DAY!!!
posted by nickmark at 10:34 PM on October 21, 2015 [8 favorites]


YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP!
posted by not_on_display at 10:37 PM on October 21, 2015 [4 favorites]


IN AMERICAN CAPS LOKC DAY IT IS STILL AN HOUR AWAY FROM CAPS LOCK DAY HELLO IT IS ONLY 10:41 OUT HERE ON AMERICAS REAL COAST (THE EAST COAST IS FICTIONAL)
posted by drinkyclown at 10:41 PM on October 21, 2015 [2 favorites]


THIS AGAIN? WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 10:43 PM on October 21, 2015


ALREADY? I JUST PUT AWAY THE CAPS LOCK LIGHT A FEW MONTHS AGO!
posted by AGameOfMoans at 10:49 PM on October 21, 2015


CAPSLOCKDAY MEANS THAT IT'S TIME FOR SOME STORIES
posted by not_on_display at 10:51 PM on October 21, 2015 [9 favorites]


CAPSLOCK THE MARTIAN

ASTRONAUT BOSS: YO, IT'S GETTIN' WINDY. LET'S CRUISE.

MATT DAMON: NAH MAN, IT'S COOL. LET'S STAY HERE. WE CAN NETFLIX AND CHILL.

WIND: FUCK YOU DAMON [STABBY POWER!]

ASTRONAUT BOSS: WELP, I'M OUT. LET'S BLOW THIS POPSICLE STAND.

STABIFIED MATT DAMON: WELL, FUCK.

[DISCO MUSIC PLAYS. DAMON SCIENCES THE SHIT OUT OF EVERYTHING LIKE A BOSS. THERE IS LOTS OF POOP.]

****2 YEARS LATER****

MATT DAMON: I. AM. IRON MAN!

ASTRONAUT BOSS: SOZ ABOUT LEAVING YOU TO DIE. BUT TOTES, I AM IRON MAN, I HAVE A REAL JETPACK AND EVERYTHING.

DAMON: WHATEVS, HOSS. GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE SO I CAN IMPRESS SOME CUTE UNDERGRADS.

[THERE IS A TINY PLANT]
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 10:52 PM on October 21, 2015 [16 favorites]


gratuitous trolling
posted by carsonb at 10:54 PM on October 21, 2015 [4 favorites]


carsonb: gratuitous trolling

HEY, "CARSON, B": WE EXPECT BETTER FROM YOU YOU ARE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
posted by dhens at 11:11 PM on October 21, 2015 [9 favorites]


ALSO CAPS LOCK DAY ONE DAY AFTER BTTF DAY COINCIDENCE OR COSMIC PLAN
posted by dhens at 11:16 PM on October 21, 2015 [2 favorites]


HOLY CRAP THERE'S A MOBILE VERSION
posted by Kevin Street at 11:20 PM on October 21, 2015


IT'S NOT 10/22 HERE BUT I DON'T CARE CAPS LOCK CAPS LOCK CAPS LOCK ! ! !
posted by treepour at 11:31 PM on October 21, 2015


it's still not the twenty-second here
posted by invitapriore at 11:33 PM on October 21, 2015


I WAITED AND WAITED BEACAUSE USUSUALLY THE ICELANDERS POST IT
IT'S OH SO QUIET!
IT'S OH SO STILL
YOU'RE ALL ALONE
AND SO PEACEFUL UNTIL...
posted by rongorongo at 11:35 PM on October 21, 2015 [10 favorites]


COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL US THE HISTORY OF DAVESECRETARY
posted by gusandrews at 11:37 PM on October 21, 2015


HAWKMEN! DEEEEEEEYIIIIVE!!
posted by PenDevil at 11:43 PM on October 21, 2015 [2 favorites]


YASSSS!
posted by flippant at 11:54 PM on October 21, 2015


ON THE WEST COAST IT IS STILL YESTERDAY BUT HERE I AM IN TOMORROW CAPSLOCKIN LIKE A FIEND
posted by town of cats at 11:58 PM on October 21, 2015 [3 favorites]


YAY CRAPS LORK DAY YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!1111111
posted by eyeballkid at 12:01 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


OH NO BUT IT'S BEDTIME

I GUESS THERE CAN BE SOME SHOUTING BEFORE BEDTIME
posted by poffin boffin at 12:04 AM on October 22, 2015 [2 favorites]


CTRL+F

"APPLE II"

0 RESULTS?!!
posted by I-baLL at 12:05 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


I HAVE TO TAKE A SICK DAY BECAUSE MY CAPS LOCKED AND I DON'T WANT FIRED

WAIT I'M AMERICAN I'M FIRED NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!11111!!!!!!1111111!1!1!1!1!1!1!11
posted by charred husk at 12:06 AM on October 22, 2015 [5 favorites]


ALSO BY SOME COINCIDENCE MY BRITHDAY IS ON CAPS LORK DAY THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!1!!1!1!1!1!!1!!1 SO I AM GETTING DRUBK BUT NOT BECAUSE ITS MY BRTIHDYA BUT BECAUSE ITS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
posted by eyeballkid at 12:07 AM on October 22, 2015 [4 favorites]


MOTHERFUCKER IT IS TIME
UNLEASH THE CAPPEN
posted by DyRE at 12:17 AM on October 22, 2015 [9 favorites]


OMG IS DAVESECRETARYATWORK ACTUALLY DAVE OF THE VINYL CAFE?? IT MAKES SENSE RIGHT? PLAYS IN A BAND, HAS LOTS OF STORIES. (THIS COMMENT ONLY FOR CANADIANS)
posted by sixohsix at 12:19 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


HPAPY BRTHIDYA, EYEBALLKID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 12:20 AM on October 22, 2015


I ASKED LAST YEAR AND NOBODY ANSWERED SO I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT A CROCKETY BLOAT IS. AT LEAST TELL ME IF IT'S A NOUN, VERB, OR ADJECTIVE?
posted by Soliloquy at 12:42 AM on October 22, 2015


THIS SOOTHES AND CALMS ME LIKE NO OTHER
posted by Spatch at 12:48 AM on October 22, 2015


CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS LOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

EVERY YEAR THIS HAPPENS AND EVERY YEAR I AM DELIGHTED THAT IT DOES.
posted by Katemonkey at 12:50 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


DRINKING DARK AND STORMYS AND IVE RUN OUT OF GNGIER BEERR. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ MOAR RUM I GUSESS
posted by eyeballkid at 12:53 AM on October 22, 2015


ZOMGWTFPOLARBEAR

#VINTAGEMEMEREVIVAL2K15
posted by divabat at 12:55 AM on October 22, 2015


THE CAPSLOCK KEY ON MY LAPTOP IS LIKE caps lock WHATS UP WITH THAT?!
posted by misteraitch at 12:57 AM on October 22, 2015 [2 favorites]


I THINK IT'S LIKE A NORMAL BLOAT EXCEPT MORE CROCKETY.
posted by NMcCoy at 1:01 AM on October 22, 2015 [4 favorites]


SO I'M FRIENDS WITH THIS WOMAN WHO IS A NORMAL AND SMART AND REASONABLE PERSON. THE OTHER DAY I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE CAPS LOCK KEY AND HOW IT'S ONLY REALLY APPLICABLE ONCE PER YEAR, ON CAPS LOCK DAY, AND SHE ASKED "BUT HOW ELSE WOULD YOU CAPITALIZE ANYTHING?"

IT TURNS OUT THAT SHE HAS BEEN, HER ENTIRE LIFE, CAPITALIZING THINGS BY TURNING ON CAPS LOCK, TYPING ONE LETTER, AND THEN TURNING IT OFF.

I ASKED HER ABOUT THE SHIFT KEY AND SHE SAID IT SEEMED UNNECESSARY.

#INSPIRATIONAL
posted by special agent conrad uno at 1:01 AM on October 22, 2015 [56 favorites]


PS I ACTUALLY WATCHED HER TYPE SOMETHING LATER ON AND SHE WASN'T KIDDING
posted by special agent conrad uno at 1:02 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


THE SHIFT KEY MAY HAVE ITS USES, I KNOW SOMETIMES WHEN I WANT TO WRITE IN ALL CAPS I JUST HOLD THE SHIFT KEY DOWN BUT FOR TODAY I'M SETTIN THIS BAD BOY ON CRUISE CONTROL AND LETTING THE WORDS FLY
posted by Spatch at 1:06 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]




ARGGGGG MATEY WHAT DAY DID YOU SAY?
posted by sammyo at 1:30 AM on October 22, 2015


QWERTY QWERTY
GETCHA FINGRES DIRTY
IM NOT SHOUTING111
.IMG SRC='/LOLBLOAT.PING'.
posted by valetta at 1:34 AM on October 22, 2015


HAPS CAPS EVYROEN
posted by greenish at 1:35 AM on October 22, 2015 [2 favorites]


EVERY DAY IS CAPSLOCK DAY FOR MY USERNAME! THIS DAY IS SUPERFLUOUS.
posted by YAMWAK at 1:59 AM on October 22, 2015


HOLDING BOTH SHIFT KEYS WITH CAPS LOCK ON DOES NOT PUT YOU -BACK- INTO CAPS LOCK WHICH IS DISAPPOINTING
posted by solarion at 2:01 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT ON HOW I THOUGHT METAFILTER WAS BETTER THAN THIS AND THEN FOUND OUT THAT METAFILTER IS TO BLAME ALL ALONG. CARRY ON.
posted by trif at 2:14 AM on October 22, 2015


THIS IS CAPITAL ALL RIGHT
posted by kinnakeet at 2:50 AM on October 22, 2015


RICK

RICK

RICK

RICK

RICK
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:57 AM on October 22, 2015 [10 favorites]


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAA

REALLY I WANTED TO DO THIS IN ANOTHER THREAD BUT I THINK IT FITS HERE BETTER

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

aaaa much better
posted by nat at 3:24 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


IT TURNS OUT THAT SHE HAS BEEN, HER ENTIRE LIFE, CAPITALIZING THINGS BY TURNING ON CAPS LOCK, TYPING ONE LETTER, AND THEN TURNING IT OFF.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DO THIS.
posted by Dr Dracator at 3:41 AM on October 22, 2015


I've spent the last few weeks (sorta) looking around for a flat knife or a regular-head screwdriver to remove my capslock because it is there for no other reason than pissing me off.

RICK! RICK!
posted by bendy at 3:46 AM on October 22, 2015


I THOUGHT THAT SOME HISTORIC DAY
SHIFT KEYS WOULD LOCK IN SUCH A WAY
THAT MY POETIC FEET WOULD FALL
UPON EACH CLICKING CAPITAL
AND NOW FROM KEY TO KEY I CLIMB
TO WRITE MY GRATITUDE IN RHYME
YOU LITTLE KNOW WITH WHAT DELIGHT
THROUGHOUT THE LONG AND LONELY NIGHT
I’VE KICKED AND BUTTED (FOOT AND BEAN)
AGAINST THE KEYS OF YOUR MACHINE
TO TELL THE MOVING TALE OF ALL
THAT TO A COCKROACH MAY BEFALL
INDEED IF I COULD NOT HAVE HAD
SUCH OCCUPATION I’D BE MAD
AH FOR A SOUL LIKE MINE TO DWELL
WITHIN A COCKROACH THAT IS HELL
TO SCURRY FROM THE PLAYFUL CAT
TO DODGE THE INSECT EATING RAT
THE HUNGRY SPIDER TO EVADE
THE MOUSE THAT %)?) ) ” ” ” $$$ ((gee boss
what a jolt that cat mehitabel made
a jump for me
it kicked me right into the
mechanism where she
couldn’t reach me it
was nearly the death of little
archy that kick spurned me right
out of parnassus back into
the vers libre slums i lay
in behind the wires for an hour after
she left before i dared to get
out and finish i hate
cats say boss please lock the shift
key tight some night
i would like to tell the story of
my life all in capital
letters

archy
posted by jenkinsEar at 3:47 AM on October 22, 2015 [10 favorites]


CAPS LOCK STAR WARS SEVEN: THE CAPSLOCK AWAKENS

SAND GIRL: WHATS THIS BIG SHIP? PROBS NOTHING.

*FINDS A LIGHTSABRE OR SIMILAR*

SANDY: DOES THIS MEAN IM A GEDI?

BLACK LUKE SKYWALKER: BEING A STROMTROOPER SUCKS AS MUCH AS YOU THINK IT WOULD. IM AUDI.

*CRAYSH*

BLS: HI THERE SAND GIRL. WE ARE PROBABLY RELATED?

SANDY: SWEET. LETS FIGHT THE NAZI-ISH GUYS TOGETHER.

OLD HAN SOLO: ITS ALL TRUE. I SHOT FIRST.

*HAN PROBBALY DIES. SAD LEIA.*

THE GUY FROM GIRLS: NOT ALL SITH.

*BLOWS UP A PLANET OR STAR*

YOUNG JEK PORKINS: IM IN THIS MOVIE TOOOOOOO!

*A PLOT TWIST*

~FINN~
posted by Rock Steady at 4:02 AM on October 22, 2015 [14 favorites]


I ASKED HER ABOUT THE SHIFT KEY AND SHE SAID IT SEEMED UNNECESSARY.

REALLY/
posted by peeedro at 4:03 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


AS IS TRADITIONAL, THIS IS THE DAY WHEN I ANNOUNCE THAT TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY

I EXPECT LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL AND MAKEOUTS FROM YOU PEOPLE

GET ON IT
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 4:06 AM on October 22, 2015


CAPS LOCK BACK TO THE FUTURE II

MARTY: WOW DOC THIS IS 2015!

DOC: GREAT SCOTT!

MARTY: HEY LOOK THESE TWO OLD GUYS MADE A FIVE MINUTE TOYOTA COMMERCIAL

DOC: GREAT SCOTT!
posted by fungible at 4:14 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


I CONSISTENTLY IMAGINE A BLAXPLOITATION PARODY OF BACK TO THE FUTURE CALLED, OBVIOUSLY, "BLACK TO THE FUTURE"

WHERE THEY HAVE TO GO BACK IN TIME TO PREVENT THE ELIMINATION OF JIVE AND FUNK

THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY MOVIES I PLAY IN MY HEAD INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM BECAUSE I COULD NOT MAKE A MOVIE AND THIS WOULD BE KIND OF RACIST NOW
posted by solarion at 4:20 AM on October 22, 2015 [2 favorites]


CAP SLOCK IS BEST SLOCK
posted by mbd1mbd1 at 4:20 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


WHEN I HAVE TO CREATE TEST FILES OR TEST ACCOUNTS I ALWAYS USE "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" WITH GREATER OR FEWER "A"S BECAUSE IT MAKES IT EASIER TO SEE WHICH ARE MY TEST FILES OR TEST ACCOUNTS IN A CONSOLE LIST FULL OF THE TEST FILES OR TEST ACCOUNTS THAT EVERYBODY HAS MADE. SO QUICK, CAN YOU TELL WHICH TEST FILES OR TEST ACCOUNTS IN THE CONSOLE WINDOW BELOW ARE THE ONES I MADE?
client_test_1
client_test_2
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
carls-data
carls-data-34
carls-data-18
carls-data-broken
carls-data-3
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
prod_test
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
qa-dont-touch
qa_dont_touch
qa_dont-touch
#WORKPLACESATISFACTION
posted by ardgedee at 4:33 AM on October 22, 2015 [5 favorites]


THE OTHER DAY I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE CAPS LOCK KEY AND HOW IT'S ONLY REALLY APPLICABLE ONCE PER YEAR, ON CAPS LOCK DAY, AND SHE ASKED "BUT HOW ELSE WOULD YOU CAPITALIZE ANYTHING?"

YOUR FRIEND IS VERY WISE. ALSO, IT'S TWICE PER YEAR!

EDIT: FORGOT TO CAPSLOCK MY <I> TAGS
posted by neckro23 at 4:44 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


CTRL+F

"APPLE II"

0 RESULTS?!!


IT'S APPLE ][ JUST LIKE STEVE JOBS WOULD HAVE WANTED IT
posted by davros42 at 4:51 AM on October 22, 2015 [2 favorites]


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA+

WOULD LOCK CAPS AGEN.

EHR. MAH. GERD.

SUCH LOCK. VERY CAPS. ET. CETERA.

(BLOATS SALMON, CROCKETT'S TOAST; GUARANTEED CAP SLOCK SEXER)
posted by nonspecialist at 4:52 AM on October 22, 2015


SPEAKING AS A MEDICATED FISHERDAN I AM ALL FOR CARPS LARK DAY!
posted by comealongpole at 4:53 AM on October 22, 2015


MAN THIS YEAR IS FLYING BY... I WAS LIKE, DIDNT WE HAVE CAPS LOCK DAY LESS THAN A YEAR AGO? I SEARCHED FOR IT ON MEFI, AND CONFIRMED ITS BEEN A YEAR...

TIME MARCHES ON
posted by JoeXIII007 at 4:55 AM on October 22, 2015


THIS. THIS MUSHROOM.

I CAN CARRY IT.

AND WHEN I STRIKE IT, IT RINGS.

IT IS A PORTA-BELL MUSHROOM.

CLANNNNNNGGGGGGg
posted by nonspecialist at 4:56 AM on October 22, 2015 [4 favorites]


EXISTENCE IS FUTILE
posted by Potomac Avenue at 5:02 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


IT'S BEEN A WHILE BUT YAD KCOL SPAC BRINGS ME BAC
posted by 5MeoCMP at 5:05 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


I DON'T USE THAT KEY, I JUST HOLD SHIFT.
posted by Skorgu at 5:23 AM on October 22, 2015


NICE TAGS!
posted by Obscure Reference at 5:23 AM on October 22, 2015


I PRIED THE CAPSLOCK KEY OFF MY KEYBOARD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO SO I AM JUST HOLDING DOWN SHIFT

IS THAT OK
posted by paper chromatographologist at 5:36 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


DID YOU PRY THE CAPSLOCK KEY OFF BECAUSE YOU KNEW YOU WOULD NEVER NEED TO TURN IT OFF? IF SO THAT IS BEYOND OK IT IS DOWNRIGHT COMMENDABLE
posted by eykal at 5:50 AM on October 22, 2015 [8 favorites]


ON A KEYPUNCH, EVERY DAY IS CAPS LOCK DAY.
posted by MtDewd at 5:50 AM on October 22, 2015


ITS LIKE ED BALLS DAY BUT FOR MY KEYBOAHD

ALOS NONE OF MY PASSWORDS WORK ON CAPS LOCK DAY SO BEST NOT LOSE THIS BROWSETR SESSION
posted by Cantdosleepy at 5:52 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


I MISS THE OLD INTERNET SO MUCH. THIS NEW ONE SUCKS.
posted by briank at 5:53 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


I KEEP HITTIN THE CATS LOCK KEY BUT I DON'T THINK I'M DOIN IT RIGHT
posted by mittens at 5:53 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


CAP: SLOCK.
[SLOCK SITS DOWN]
SLOCK: I HAVE BEEN, AND ALWAYS SHALL BE, YOUR FRIEND.
[HE PLACES A VULCAN SALUTE ON THE GLASS]
SLOCK: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER.
[SLOCK DIES]
CAP: NO
posted by oulipian at 5:58 AM on October 22, 2015 [24 favorites]


DOES CAPSLOCK DAY REMIND ANYONE ELSE OF THE SHOW QUANTUM LEAP?

CAUSE IT DOES ME.
posted by mayonnaises at 6:10 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


CAPS LOCK DAY IS VERY COOL
AND CAPS LOCK DAY IS SAID TO RULE
PEOPLE THINK IT'S JUST ALL SHOUTING
SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE JUST POUTING

LIKE RIGHT NOW I'M FEELING GLOOMY
OH JUST FUCK IT, LET'S PLAY DOOMY
CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
KISS ME FOOL THEN SMOKE A BONG.

DAMN I'M FEELING KINDA SORTA UP AND DOWN
AND LIKE A CLOWN
YOU FEEL ME, BROTHER?
posted by h00py at 6:14 AM on October 22, 2015


YAAAY METS!!!! ONWARD TO THE SERIES!!!!
posted by jonmc at 6:15 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT A CROCKETY BLOAT IS

WELL THERE ARE A FEW OPTIONS I SUPPOSE. ACCORDING TO THE DICTIONARY A CROCKET IS

"AN ORNAMENT USUALLY IN THE FORM OF CURVED AND BENT FOLIAGE USED ON THE EDGE OF A GABLE OR SPIRE"

WHICH FRANKLY SEEMS INAPPLICABLE EXCEPT IN THE MOST TENUOUSLY METAPHORICAL OF SENSES, SO PROBABLY NOT THAT

THEN THERE IS OF COURSE DAVY CROCKET, SO PERHAPS IS IT BEING BLOATED IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO OR REMINISCENT OF DAVY CROCKET WHO DUE TO HIS PIONEER LIFESTYLE WAS OFTEN CONFRONTED WITH THE SITUATION WHERE HE WOULD EITHER HAVE TO GO HUNGRY, OR EAT SOMETHING WHICH HE KNEW WOULD QUITE POSSIBLY NOT AGREE WITH HIM RESULTING IN BLOATING BUT AGAIN THAT SEEMS A LITTLE SUSPECT AS AN ORIGIN STORY AND I THINK CAN SAFELY BE DISMISSED

I THINK MOST LIKELY IS THAT CROCKET, CROCHET, AND CROQUET ALL ULTIMATELY DERIVE FROM THE FRENCH WORD FOR "HOOK", AND "A CROTCHET" WAS USED IN THE PAST TIMES DIALECTICALLY TO MEAN AN ODD WHIM OR NOTION, MEANING A SLIGHTLY BENT OR UNUSUAL NOTION DIFFERING FROM THE NORM, AND SO SOMEONE WITH A COLLECTION OF SAID NOTIONS OR AN HABITUAL TENDENCY TO HOLD OR EXPRESS NOTIONS OF THAT SORT COULD BE SAID TO BE "CROTCHETY". OVER TIME THAT DRIFTED A LITTLE TO MEAN SOMETHING MORE LIKE CURMUDGEONLY, CANTANKEROUS OR IRASCIBLE.

WHICH OF COURSE CAN BE A MOOD THAT CAN QUITE REASONBLY STRIKE YOU UPON BLOATING ALL UP
posted by Jon Mitchell at 6:21 AM on October 22, 2015 [2 favorites]


AS PER USUAL, I CELEBRATE THE NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR STICKING WITH THE TRIED AND TRUE CAPS LOCK IN THEIR REPORTING. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FOLKS. OTHERWISE I WOULD ONLY HAVE FILM CRITIC HULK FOR A REGULAR CAPS LOCK USER.
posted by Hactar at 6:22 AM on October 22, 2015 [11 favorites]


DOES THE DEHULKIFIER ALSO WORK ON NOAA I NEED CALM WEATHER REPORTING NOT CRAZY METEROLOGISTS SHOUTING ABOUT EL NINOS AND NAMING ALL THE TOWNS IN MY STATE ONE BY ONE
posted by mittens at 6:26 AM on October 22, 2015


AND NOW THE METAFILTER ELOCUTION SOCIETY SHOUTS SELECTIONS FROM JAMES JOYCE'S ULYSSES:


I WAS A FLOWER IN THE MOUNTAIN YES WHEN I PUT THE ROSE IN MY HAIR LIKE THE ANDALUSIAN GIRLS USED OR SHALL I WEAR RED YES AND HOW HE KISSED ME UNDER THE MOORISH WALL AND I THOUGHT WELL AS WELL HIM AS ANOTHER AND THEN I ASKED HIM WITH MY EYES TO ASK AGAIN YES AND THEN HE ASKED ME WOULD I YES TO SAY YES MY MOUNTAIN FLOWER AND FIRST I PUT MY ARMS AROUND HIM YES AND DREW HIM DOWN TO ME SO HE COULD FEEL MY BREASTS ALL PERFUME YES AND HIS HEART WAS GOING LIKE MAD AND YES I SAID YES I WILL YES
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 6:26 AM on October 22, 2015 [5 favorites]


IM JUST SO HAPPY TO BE HERE ON THIS GLORIOUS DAY
posted by Grimp0teuthis at 6:37 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


A-MEN GRIMP)TEUTHIS: WHAT TIMES WE LIVE IN!
posted by jpziller at 6:44 AM on October 22, 2015


WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS HOUSE?!
posted by jpziller at 6:46 AM on October 22, 2015


STRIVE FOR MORE
posted by jazon at 6:49 AM on October 22, 2015


E R CUMMINGS
posted by Artw at 6:52 AM on October 22, 2015


SOMEONE'S PHONE IN MY OFFICE JUST WENT OFF WITH THE METAL GEAR SOLID ALERT SOUND, AND NOW I AM TENSE. WHERE IS MY CARDBOARD BOX?
posted by Rock Steady at 6:57 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


AS THE YEARS CHURN ON I WAIT EAGERLY FOR CAPS LOCK DAY.
posted by eriko at 7:05 AM on October 22, 2015


OH CAPS LOCK DAY OH CAPS LOCK DAY
OH SHININNG BIG OLD CAPS LOCK DAY
posted by eriko at 7:07 AM on October 22, 2015


I FEEL MUCH BETTER NOW.

IF ANY OF MY COWORKERS ASK WHY I'M YELLING I'LL SAY I'M NOT YELLING AND THAT THIS IS A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY FOR ME.

OH CAPS LOCK DAY OH CAPS LOCK DAY
WE'RE NOT REALLY YELL-ING
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 7:25 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!!

I LIKE CAPS LOCK FOR EMPHASIS, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY ARGUMENTS I HAD WITH MY EX FOR "YELLING" AT HIM OVER AIM WITH MY USE OF CAPS LOCK. SO GLAD THOSE DAYS ARE GONE.
posted by frecklefaerie at 7:36 AM on October 22, 2015


CAPS LOCK WAITING FOR GODOT

VLADIMIR: WHADDYA GONNA DO

ESTRAGON: GOTTA PEE

POZZO: I CAN HAZ CHIKN

LOCKY: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST HOLY AND INDIVIDUAL TRINITY: BE IT KNOWN TO ALL, AND EVERY ONE WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, OR TO WHOM IN ANY MANNER IT MAY BELONG, THAT FOR MANY YEARS PAST, DISCORDS AND CIVIL DIVISIONS BEING STIR'D UP IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE, WHICH INCREAS'D TO SUCH A DEGREE, THAT NOT ONLY ALL GERMANY, BUT ALSO THE NEIGHBORING KINGDOMS, AND FRANCE PARTICULARLY, HAVE BEEN INVOLV'D IN THE DISORDERS OF A LONG AND CRUEL WAR: AND IN THE FIRST PLACE, BETWEEN THE MOST SERENE AND MOST PUISSANT PRINCE AND LORD, FERDINAND THE SECOND, OF FAMOUS MEMORY, ELECTED ROMAN EMPEROR, ALWAYS AUGUST, KING OF GERMANY, HUNGARY, BOHEMIA, DALMATIA, CROATIA, SLAVONIA, ARCH-DUKE OF AUSTRIA, DUKE OF BURGUNDY, BRABANT, STYRIA, CARINTHIA, CARNIOLA, MARQUISS OF MORAVIA, DUKE OF LUXEMBOURGH, THE HIGHER AND LOWER SILESIA, OF WIRTEMBURG AND TECK, PRINCE OF SUABIA, COUNT OF HAPSBURG, TIROL, KYBURG AND GORITIA, MARQUISS OF THE SACRED ROMAN EMPIRE, LORD OF BURGOVIA, OF THE HIGHER AND LOWER LUSACE, OF THE MARQUISATE OF SLAVONIA, OF PORT NAON AND SALINES, WITH HIS ALLIES AND ADHERENTS ON ONE SIDE; AND THE MOST SERENE AND THE MOST PUISSANT PRINCE, LEWIS THE THIRTEENTH, MOST CHRISTIAN KING OF FRANCE AND NAVARRE, WITH HIS ALLIES AND ADHERENTS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

~END ACT 1~
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 7:40 AM on October 22, 2015 [8 favorites]


WHO TOOK MY MEDS? ANYONE? BUELLER?
posted by quonsar II: smock fishpants and the temple of foon at 7:42 AM on October 22, 2015


NOW WATCH ME CAPS

NOW WATCH ME LOCK DAY

NOW WATCH ME CAPS

NOW WATCH ME LOCK DAY
posted by cortex at 7:46 AM on October 22, 2015 [6 favorites]


METS METS METS METS METS
METS METS METS METS METS
METS METS METS METS METS
METS METS METS METS METS
METS METS METS METS METS
posted by languagehat at 7:59 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


LOUD NOISES
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 8:16 AM on October 22, 2015


CPLKSLKFDSY21WQQ1OKSFDHBM
posted by KingEdRa at 8:35 AM on October 22, 2015


AS PER USUAL, I CELEBRATE THE NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR STICKING WITH THE TRIED AND TRUE CAPS LOCK IN THEIR REPORTING.

I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THAT BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE CAPS LOCK DAY ALL DAY EVERY DAY IS ONE OF THE PERKS OF THAT PARTICULAR OCCUPATION.

NOW I NEED TO GO SPEAK TO HR ABOUT POSSIBLY REVISING OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE TO INCLUDE THIS. IF WE CAN'T STAY COMPETITIVE, I WILL GLEEFULLY GO SHOUT THE WEATHER AT PEOPLE.
posted by Kortney at 8:40 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


NOAA NWS KEEPING IT REAL
FREEDOM FIGHTERS
FOR THE FREEDOM TO HIT:
THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL
CAPS LOCK

THIS ENTIRE THREAD COULD BE THE WEATHER, IF JUST FOR ONE DAY.
posted by DyRE at 8:47 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


I ASKED MY GRAMMA WHY THERE'S CAP LOCK DAY BUT NO NUM LOCK DAY, AND SHE TOLD ME EVERY DAY IS NUM LOCK DAY.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 8:48 AM on October 22, 2015 [4 favorites]


OKAY A QUICK QUIZ NOW THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED A LESSON WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TEST FILES OR TEST ACCOUNTS ARE TEST FILES OR TEST ACCOUNTS THAT I CREATED:
qa_test
qa-test
test-qa
demo
demo2
AAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
qa-test-final
copyOfQa
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
main
THATS RIGHT ANSWER IS NONE OF THE TEST FILES OR TEST ACCOUNTS BECAUSE SOME BASTARD STOLE MY IDEA.
posted by ardgedee at 9:01 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


DOES CAPSLOCK DAY REMIND ANYONE ELSE OF THE SHOW QUANTUM LEAP?

EVERYTHING REMINDS ME OF QUANTUM LEAP. MY MOTTO IS "ALWAYS THINK ABOUT QUANTUM LEAP," AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD MOTTO AND HAS GOTTEN ME THROUGH MANY TOUGH PATCHES QUANTUM QUANTUM LEAP LEAP QUANTUM LEAP OOOOOOOOOH.
posted by emjaybee at 9:26 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


OH BOY.
posted by Rock Steady at 9:27 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


ALSO NO ONE PAID MUCH ATTENTION TO MY COMMENT ABOUT BRIAN WILSON TEXAS LAW HAWK (EAGLE SCREE) ON ANOTHER THREAD BUT MY GOD YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT IT IS THE PINNACLE OF LAWYER ADS, THERE ARE FAKE BREATHALYZERS AND MOTORCYCLES AND EXPLOSIONS AND AN EVIL COP AND IT'S RELEVANT BECAUSE BRIAN WILSON TEXAS LAW HAWK (EAGLE SCREE) IS A MAN WHO SPEAKS ONLY AND ALWAYS IN ALL CAPSLOCK.
posted by emjaybee at 9:30 AM on October 22, 2015 [8 favorites]


CAPS LOCK ARE FOR SHOUTING

IN MY HEAD EVERYONE IN THIS THREAD IS SHOUTING ALL THE TIME

IT'S PERFECT
posted by tirta-yana at 9:55 AM on October 22, 2015


MY DAD USES CAPS LOCK WHEN HE TYPES IN EMAIL SUBJECT LINES.

CONSEQUENTLY I GET TO HEAR HIM YELLING AT ME IN MY HEAD EVEN WHEN HE'S WISHING ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

THANKS DAD FOR MAKING ME RELIVE CHILDHOOD TRAUMA EVERY TIME I GET AN EMAIL FROM YOU.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 10:11 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


I AM SERIOUSLY CONTEMPLATING STEALING EAGLE SCREE FOR A BND
posted by Dr Dracator at 10:22 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


WHAT TIME IS IT?

CAPSLOCK TIME.

LIKE I SAID.
posted by Stynxno at 10:50 AM on October 22, 2015


YAAAAAAAY ITS THE BEST DAY TODAY AND TODAY IS THE BEST DAY!!!!!!!!
posted by joedan at 10:53 AM on October 22, 2015


Dr Dracator: BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DO THIS.

I LEARNED TO TYPE IN A TRANSITIONAL TIME WHEN WE USED COMPUTERS BUT OUR CURRICULUM WAS BASED ON TYPEWRITERS. SO BY HABIT I USE CAPS LOCK WHENEVER THERE ARE TWO OR MORE CAPITALS IN A ROW BECAUSE OTHERWISE HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN PROPER FORM WHILE HOLDING THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE TYPE MECHANISM WITH YOUR PINKY?

I'M ALSO LEARNING IT'S HARD TO BREAK THE HABIT OF USING SHIFT AT THE BEGINNING OF SENTENCES. CLEARLY I NEED MORE PRACTICE CELEBRATING CAPS LOCK DAY.
posted by traveler_ at 10:57 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


FUCK YEAH!
posted by ph00dz at 11:23 AM on October 22, 2015


ALEXANDER JOINS FORCES WITH JAMES MADISON AND JOHN JAY TO WRITE A SERIES OF ESSAYS DEFENDING THE NEW UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, ENTITLED THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. THE PLAN WAS TO WRITE A TOTAL OF TWENTY-FIVE ESSAYS, THE WORK DIVIDED EVENLY AMONG THE THREE MEN. IN THE END, THEY WROTE EIGHTY-FIVE ESSAYS, IN THE SPAN OF SIX MONTHS. JOHN JAY GOT SICK AFTER WRITING FIVE. JAMES MADISON WROTE TWENTY-NINE. HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY-ONE!
posted by MCMikeNamara at 11:28 AM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


TODAY MY CODE WILL NOT COMPILE
posted by DyRE at 11:57 AM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


HEY NOW
YOU'RE A CAPSLOCK
GET YOUR CAPS LOCKED
LOCK CAPS
posted by oh.ghoulin at 1:14 PM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


HOW MANY OF YOU LITTLE CHICKA DEEES HAVE EVER WORKED AT A COMPUTER INTERFACE THAT HAD ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS ALL THE TIME? DO YOU KNOW WHAT A FORTRAN COMPILER IS? HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT A HEX DUMP?
posted by bukvich at 1:19 PM on October 22, 2015 [2 favorites]


JUST KEEP IN MIND
THAT "BE", "SEE", "ARE", "YOU"
ARE WORDS, NOT LETTERS
GET IT TOGETHER
USE YOUR SPELLCHECKER
YOU SHOULD NEVER
WRITE WORDS USING NUMBERS
UNLESS YOU'RE SEVEN
OR YOUR NAME IS *PRINCE*
I HATE THESE WORD CRIMES...
posted by AbnerRavenwood at 1:24 PM on October 22, 2015 [2 favorites]


NOT LOUD BUT NOT SMALL
GIVE IN TO CLICK-CLACKY JOY
HAPPY CAPS LOCK DAY
posted by numaner at 1:29 PM on October 22, 2015


I JUST SAW A POPUP THAT SAID 'CAPS LOCK IS ON'.

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT IT'S ON!
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 1:42 PM on October 22, 2015 [4 favorites]


I'M GONNA DIE WITH MY CAPS LOCKED ON THE FURY ROAD
posted by Pallas Athena at 2:21 PM on October 22, 2015 [3 favorites]


IS IT STILL CAPS LOCK DAY?

YES. YES IT IS.

HEY, WHERE'S PERRY?
posted by eriko at 2:34 PM on October 22, 2015


GUYS I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD, I BROUGHT THE JOLT AND-

*LOOKS AROUND*

awww
posted by gc at 6:40 PM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


IT'S THE.........MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!
WITH SALMON FOR TOAST
AND A CROCKETY BLOAT
CAPS LOCKING AND BEER!
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAAAAAAAR!

(AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. SING IT! YOU KNOW THE WORDS!)
posted by litlnemo at 8:44 PM on October 22, 2015


I CANNOT ROG IN.
AH! CAPS ROCK.

THEY SURE DO.

STILL OCT 22 HERE.
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 8:51 PM on October 22, 2015




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posted by kenko at 9:17 PM on October 22, 2015 [1 favorite]


VERY TIRED BUT AT LEAST IT'S EASY TO READ THIS POST!

HAPPY SUPER DUPER CAPS LOCK DAY!!!

'LOCK ON!!!
posted by calgirl at 10:10 PM on October 22, 2015


FOR SOMEONE I USED TO WORK WITH, AND MY UNCLE, EVERY DAY IS CAPS LOCK DAY
posted by randomkeystrike at 9:12 PM on October 23, 2015


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