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Linus Torvalds calls Digger and I quote "Wanking Walruses"

lwn.net — Linus's mid-merge-window reflections end with "PS. And to get wider distribution for this message: Digg users - you're all a bunch of Wanking Walruses. And you can quote me on that."

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  • dualscreenman, on 07/17/2008, -12/+272I lol'd.
    • twiztidsinz, on 07/17/2008, -4/+78I wank'd.
    • raskali, on 07/17/2008, -5/+32It's true I am hung like a walrus, but I certainly didn't expect Linus to go broadcasting it to the world!
      • Chebsi, on 07/17/2008, -3/+33Please don't hang yourself. You have a life worth living!

        Call the suicide help phone: 1-888-WHY-HANG
      • mllawso, on 07/18/2008, -0/+9I thought the past tense of hang (execution) was hanged. That is: Steve Jobs was hanged.
      • stevenbrown, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3what you wanna bet somebody makes a username called wankingwalrus just to be witty?
      • mhearne, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5As my second grade teacher taught us:
        "The horse was hung, but the man was hanged".
        Yes, I grew up in a farming community.
      • WankingWalrus, on 07/18/2008, -0/+11I'm not taking that bet.
    • Chewie67, on 07/17/2008, -28/+8Awwww. Did your Linux Geek Overlord just bitch slap you?

      So sad.

      Now take your pale ass outside and play a game that doesn't involve the words "kernel", "hack" or "Halo"
      • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -1/+19What the hell? Nobodys mad. You can't understand how this stuff works because you're caught up in yourself... Now'd be a great time to get over yourself, just as everyone else has. You know, maybe you can stop feeding that over obese ego of yours.
      • RoboHobo, on 07/17/2008, -1/+11I can't tell if you suck or rock at trolling. Nicely done.
      • zenerdiode, on 07/17/2008, -2/+6You fail at Tongue-in-Cheek humor.
      • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -0/+6Tongue in Cheek humor is best when it's subtle... People who troll are often funny, until you realize they are really that stupid.
      • r3negadeX, on 08/11/2008, -0/+1Team Fortress 2 it is, then.
    • 1legend, on 07/17/2008, -4/+121Wanking Walruses -- a candidate for a future Ubuntu release!
      • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -0/+31I swear i'd switch to ubuntu just to say i installed an OS with that name.
      • modifiedbears, on 07/17/2008, -3/+12Too bad someone already said that hours before you did.
      • billyf1, on 07/18/2008, -0/+106.1 Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
        6.2 Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog)
        6.3 Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger)
        6.4 Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake)
        6.5 Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft)
        6.6 Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)
        6.7 Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
        6.8 Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
        6.9 Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
        7.0 Ubuntu 9.04 (Wanking Walrus)
      • theaceoffire, on 07/18/2008, -1/+58I think you missed a few letters.

        "Jerkoff Jackrabbit"
        "Kissing Kangaroo"
        "LoL-ing Lombax"
        "Masterbating Monkey"
        "Necking Nuthatch"
        "Orgasming Ostrich"
        "Pulsating Peacock"
        "Quivering Quail"
        "Randy Raven"
        "Slippery Silkworm"
        "Tingling Turtle"
        "Unhampered Unicorn"
        "Voluptuous Vixen"

        ..

        And THEN, "Wanking Walrus"

        God that was harder to do than I thought...
      • celkin, on 07/18/2008, -0/+15^ So it'll be released in October 2015?
    • WCL23, on 07/17/2008, -9/+7funny comment is funny
    • Amiga501, on 07/17/2008, -12/+15I love the irony of that quote. Have you seen his fat wife? She's just 2 tusks short...
      • dopplerdog, on 07/18/2008, -2/+9Wasn't she a martial arts champion at one point? Has she "let herself go"?

        Anyway - attacking his wife is a bit misdirected. What's she done to you?
      • dopplerdog, on 07/18/2008, -1/+3Yikes! I googled for some pics of the pair (not having seen a recent pic since the late 90s) - looks like Linus has been having too many cheezburgers lately. Never mind his wife - Linus really ought to cut back a bit. Blimey!
    • withears, on 07/17/2008, -10/+5I lol'd as well.

      But why do I give a ***** about Linus? He's just some guy who I couldn't care less about.
    • EmperorPsiblade, on 07/17/2008, -3/+10I came. ಠ_ಠ
    • rpgmaker, on 07/17/2008, -2/+43"And to get wider distribution for this message:.."

      Linus, single handedly, just gamed digg.com :|
      • catbeller, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1It's okay. I never did find out what his message was. Game on.
    • l800LEMMINGS, on 07/17/2008, -3/+6kubuntu homepage still sucks
    • AutoTom, on 07/18/2008, -3/+3Can we please get over the 'i lol'd' thing now? it's so fkn gay
  • kragil, on 07/17/2008, -13/+403Sorry, corrected title:
    Linus Torvalds calls Diggers (and I quote) "Wanking Walruses"

    But a good digg headline has to have errors, right?
    • ramenite, on 07/17/2008, -2/+44Linux Torvalds calls Diggers--and I quote--"Wanking Walruses"

      I believe that's also acceptable. The em dash, the spork of all punctuation.
    • conchur, on 07/17/2008, -1/+99or just drop that redundant inner clause entirely:
      Linus Torvalds calls Diggers "Wanking Walruses"

      The fact that it's a quote is adequately implied by the quotation marks...
      • jynweythek, on 09/17/2008, -1/+5actually on digg it is common for quotes to be used in the title, then when you read the article you realize nobody actually said the quoted phrase. so redundancy is forgivable imo.
      • caseycoold, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Has more effect this way.
    • completerobot, on 07/17/2008, -11/+33Linus Torvalds calls Diggers. I quote Wanking Walruses.
      • noerrorsfound, on 07/17/2008, -2/+123. ???
        4. Profit
      • MtheoryX, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2Linus Torvalds calls; Diggers, I quote Wanking Walruses.
    • Stonekeeper, on 07/17/2008, -0/+18No No. OP was indeed quoting said masturbating mammal.
    • TimFrost, on 07/17/2008, -2/+12That's 61 characters though, the limit is 60.
    • rpgmaker, on 07/17/2008, -0/+42Ubuntu 22.04 "Wanking Walrus"
    • celkin, on 07/18/2008, -1/+8No, if it follows alphabetical order like the other versions, it'll be 15.10.
      • rpgmaker, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2I threw that number with little to no analisys, I hoped that some other digger with more spare time than me was going to fill in ;)
      • transfuse, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4RPGMAKER REPORT CARD
        ------------------------------------------
        Digg: Must try harder. - B+
    • caramba420, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2A parenthetic set of commas would, in fact, also be acceptable.
    • flxfxp, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2Well I think Linus is a blubbering vagina.
  • neopherine, on 07/17/2008, -7/+84I think he was referring to this: http://digg.com/linux_unix/New_Logo_for_BSD

    Freaking funny.
    • iisonly, on 07/17/2008, -2/+15I think he was referring to this (didn't it got dugg???):
      http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/706950

      Quote from there : "I think the OpenBSD crowd is a bunch of masturbating monkeys..."
      or maybe I'm wrong

      EDIT: + it is already below on the comment boards :(
    • dukeochutney, on 07/17/2008, -5/+7thx capt obvious. i was completely lost until you linked that.
    • billyf1, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5Jokes on Linus, I'm using his operating system to read this page...
  • asher12000, on 07/17/2008, -4/+814"Wanking Walruses"? Sounds like a good Ubuntu name to me!
    • martalli, on 07/17/2008, -2/+50I think that will be about version 13.10
      • plamoni, on 07/17/2008, -0/+2315.10... At least that's what I got when I counted it on my fingers... :-)
      • ToadLeg, on 07/17/2008, -1/+36it goes up one letter of the alphabet per version, and we are at letter "H" right now, so:

        23(W) - 8(H) = 15

        15 / 2(per year) = 7.5

        2008.04 + 7.06 = 2015.10

        For it to be 13.10, 4 letters would have to be not used.
      • jamdogg, on 07/17/2008, -0/+12@Toadleg - true to linux geek form there, you had to get it exact. Nice work.
    • pckbeta, on 07/17/2008, -15/+6That comment made me pee a little.
    • danielkempkens, on 07/17/2008, -2/+3I thought the exact same thing :D
    • billizm, on 07/17/2008, -0/+31From the page, flewellyn responded with:

      'Please, please, please let some future release of Ubuntu be called "Wanking Walrus"'
    • hormel, on 07/17/2008, -0/+39Jerking Jackrabbit in 2009
      • jamdogg, on 07/17/2008, -4/+1It'll have to be iWank iguana cause we're still on Hardy.
      • JasonHaley, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3Followed by Knockin-one-off Koala and Leaking Lama in 2010?
    • derjames, on 07/17/2008, -1/+27first Masturbating Monkeys and now this....
      • yertthedigger, on 07/17/2008, -0/+24Yes, Linus has great sense for naming Ubuntu distros.
      • Bennito, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2I think Linus might just be horny. What's next? ***** Fire ants?
    • SwedishNinja, on 07/17/2008, -1/+2I was going to make this comment but it seems I was beaten to the punch. Well played, sir!
    • megamod, on 07/18/2008, -0/+13what is it with him and animals masturbating?
  • leszek, on 07/17/2008, -1/+83Good strategy... Front Page guaranteed
    But does he really need it ?
  • meeces, on 07/17/2008, -10/+57It's a trap!!!
    • tayf, on 07/18/2008, -3/+4Can we get the ascii
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      • imapluralist, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3FINISH HIM:

        Ascii OVERKIlllLLLL!!!!!!!!!1one!1!!!
  • baron42, on 07/17/2008, -5/+231Im bored at work I can't help myself.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybK_qbo9h70
    • martalli, on 07/17/2008, -0/+50If we weren't already, Linus, I think we have tried to become what you expected of us.
    • mnemy, on 07/17/2008, -0/+62Wow, and here I was thinking "Can walruses actually wank"? Thanks for clearing that up for me
    • Rodalli, on 07/17/2008, -1/+25What has been seen...
      • JPOOPOO, on 07/17/2008, -4/+19...Cannot be unseen
      • WallnutBoy, on 07/17/2008, -3/+12"What has been seen..."

        ..has just turned me on! ;D
    • eltrev, on 07/17/2008, -0/+55There is a woman's voice in the background and she actually asks "Is that a boy walrus?"

      No, female walruses have 14 inch long vaginas.
      • tech42er, on 07/17/2008, -0/+31Damn, those are some slutty walruses!
      • calcio0fan, on 07/17/2008, -1/+22I'd take an educated guess that they probably DO, to fit the 14 inch penis
      • p3ngwin, on 07/17/2008, -1/+14***** he's right, towards the end:

        American tourist type *****: "He is a male?"
        Zoo worker: "He is yes".

        i mean either the woman is mind numbingly ***** stupid, or she's bored and making idle chatter when she KNOWS it's a male.
      • chaos386, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1eltrev, I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you regarding female hyenas...


        On a related note: damn you Internet, damn you.
    • calmwater, on 07/17/2008, -0/+11Great...I hope Viacom doesn't see this. :(
    • talonh, on 07/17/2008, -0/+9Digg Users
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWjiiPMswUU
      • monicaiswayrad, on 07/17/2008, -0/+7And that is why the walrus is the superior species.
    • kalleanka, on 07/17/2008, -0/+17Yeah it's all fun and game when he does it... Last time I did that in public I was arrested by an officer...
    • Scagli3tti, on 07/17/2008, -1/+6OGC
    • Carl306, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7I'll admit it. The enlarged walrus penis in the first few seconds of the video should have made me stop it and close the page, but I sadly watched the entire thing...
    • Incomp3tnt, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3Would have been better if he'd creamed all over the tourists.
    • danthepiercer, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1wow...you just cant un-see that no matter how hard you try.
    • grantHamNeck, on 07/18/2008, -0/+0Best walrus video ever...
      http://youtube.com/watch?v=DDg7kWgs5e0
    • TnTBass, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Gotta love how the video zoomed in on the Walrus' "O" face.
    • kimme, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1This is an funny video that deserves to be on the front page of Digg. :)
  • iddybiddy, on 07/17/2008, -1/+108How exactly does a Walrus wank?.....never mind I Googled it.
    • Hollow5, on 07/17/2008, -0/+34you didn't need to go far, just one comment above you...
    • sensor, on 07/17/2008, -8/+9Rule 35.
    • schnauzer93, on 07/18/2008, -4/+1I don't know whether to digg or bury this comment. I'm at a loss, good sir.
    • erekose, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3I never thought I would be able to say this in context, but I've witnessed it and it's scary. The kids were a little surprised.

      Hakejima Sea Paradise, Yokohama, Japan. 2004 - Traumatized forever.
  • whiteknives, on 07/17/2008, -25/+32"and I quote" was completely unnecessary. It was implied the moment you used quotation marks.
    /grammar nazi
    • kragil, on 07/17/2008, -4/+12You are right!

      I _tried_ to be funny in my own weird way ...it did not work. Sorry!
      • Narcism, on 07/17/2008, -16/+3You're using underscores incorrectly.
      • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -1/+15You can use underscores in place of bold. It's very well known. Jackass.
      • nedzeve, on 07/17/2008, -5/+5I thought it was in place of underline, yes?
      • Mutton, on 07/17/2008, -2/+8_I use them in place of witty comments._
    • GrammarNazi3000, on 07/18/2008, -1/+1It's cool.
    • nothugo, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1He could have been paraphrasing, in which case "and I quote" is entirely appropriate.

      Seeing as you clearly have no understanding of grammar, I guess that just makes you a Nazi.


      *****.
  • samurimaster, on 07/17/2008, -0/+51Who told him ?
  • YodaJones, on 07/17/2008, -3/+146Linus is right.
  • 1timeuser, on 07/17/2008, -11/+272As a Fundamentalist Christian Walrus I find this offensive.
    • codeblue315, on 07/17/2008, -11/+1Yeah as a member of the Fundamentalist Christian Walruses, I too found this very offensive. We shall overcome!!
      • appleseed1234, on 07/17/2008, -2/+7Goddam Right-Wing Walruses claiming to be the party of "Walrus Values", we've had it with you taking away our fish to protect us from the David Glacier penguins. As a Walruscrat, I find both your comments very offensive, especially codeblue315's.
      • Loonacy, on 07/17/2008, -1/+6Well as a Christian Walrus Fundamentalist, I think Linus is spot on.
    • strypersarmy, on 07/17/2008, -14/+3as a human i find this comment offensive.
    • Foamator, on 07/17/2008, -1/+5I bet Linus will steal our blessed Walrus-crackers from our Walrus churches, too!
      • cutchyacokov, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3As long as he doesn't take my bucket, it's all good.
    • arobicha, on 07/17/2008, -1/+0Yeah well the Were-walrus coalition doesn't. Wank on diggers!
    • 1timeuser, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2Really? I give you all comedic gold every time... but this is my big hit?
  • AlanFang, on 07/17/2008, -16/+4I see what he did there.
  • fussbucket, on 07/17/2008, -2/+57I resemble that remark.
    • Dalhectar, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Don't walruses have the largest penis of any mammal? He must be admired by our size.
    • ScoobyG, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Can't you guys start use English correctly?
  • spacebuddy, on 07/17/2008, -26/+5Digg is for NOOBS.
    • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -0/+10Irony.



      That is all.
      • WallnutBoy, on 07/17/2008, -3/+1..where's the irony? His account was made in 2006, so it's not like HE'S a noob.. =/
      • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -2/+6You aren't a n00b just because you've signed up recently at a website.
        You're a n00b if you're new to the internet or a specific part of it, or still exhibit behaviors of those who are.
  • tmaiden, on 07/17/2008, -20/+377 diggs, frontpage?
  • usingpond, on 07/17/2008, -4/+185Haha, it worked.
  • compcarp, on 07/17/2008, -10/+1I see what he did there...
  • papastout, on 07/17/2008, -14/+63 hours - 83 diggs. That's mighty smart of ya Linus - viral information via Digg

    ...but I'm still tellin' my mom on you!
  • Vesci, on 07/17/2008, -4/+20I guess, I think i'd rather be a Masturbating Monkey though. Has a better sound to it.
    • unitedstatians, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1"Hello, Flesh monkeys." Where have I heard that before?
    • sarixe, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1stoopid monkey OO OO EEE AH AH AH
  • JDoorjam, on 07/17/2008, -3/+45But to actually see _pictures_ of wanking walruses, you have to go to 4chan.
    • trogdoor, on 07/17/2008, -0/+16Exactly, like the post up above in these comments.
    • Culyt, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3I'm afraid someone already posted the video above :/
  • Rudegar, on 07/17/2008, -2/+13is that a step up or down compared to masturbating monkeys
    ?

    though i fear if he keeps naming people self abusing animal names he his material and renewal of the same will get into trouble down the line :S
    • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -0/+2A step up if you think you can out-masturbate those OpenBSD monkeys.
    • sexybobo, on 07/17/2008, -0/+10I think he is implying that Diggers have larger penises than BSD users.
  • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -9/+43One word: Awesome.
    How can you not like this guy?
    • Dylson, on 07/17/2008, -20/+6Because linux sucks.
      • JohnLawson, on 07/18/2008, -3/+1if it makes any difference i gave you a thumbs up for that =).
      • CCmachined, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3you like bitching when people give you free stuff? 0.o
        worse, i was forced to buy ***** vista with this new laptop. FORCED and BUY. think that over.
    • TheSwashbuckler, on 07/18/2008, -12/+5It's very easy not to like an ***** like Torvalds...
    • caramba420, on 07/18/2008, -1/+4Easy, have an idea for a method of implementing semaphores that he disagrees with.
      • cutchyacokov, on 07/18/2008, -1/+1Well, that could actually be a valid reason. I would think, however, that having Linux in the first place, which enables you to argue with Linus over semaphore implementation, might -- just slightly -- outweigh that beef? I dugg you up anyway as I don't know enough about this debate.
      • caramba420, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2That was really tongue-in-cheek. Linux is a great kernel, and we owe the guy a lot. I don't know that semaphore implementation has actually led to any heated debate. I was just poking fun at his reputation of having academic debates descend into flame wars.
  • Elissar, on 07/17/2008, -1/+73Only if I has my bucket...
  • kontraire, on 07/17/2008, -5/+16Well. Somebody just got themselves booted from my Christmas card list.
    • pegothejerk, on 07/17/2008, -5/+4It's alright.. he's probably still debating on whether to point out, from last years card you sent him, the repeater bug in the music chip, or the usability flaw you brought forth when cleverly making it a jedi pop-out santa. I wouldn't expect him to miss it much.
  • JLobes, on 07/17/2008, -11/+0I thought that comment was a little off color for Linus.
    • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -0/+8You obviously don't read any of his quotes.
  • Virtualtaco, on 07/17/2008, -8/+91If they don't release Ubuntu "Wanking Walrus" I will be pissed.
    • 4DFX, on 07/17/2008, -0/+3Coming soon...
    • KaneElson, on 07/18/2008, -1/+1It's not much more stupid than their current names. Talk about professional -_-
    • silfiriel, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1They already had a W edition, and unfortunately now it's alphabetical, to the next W editon there are like 12 letters. So in about 6-7 years.
  • ridelesteambolt, on 07/17/2008, -13/+3INTERIOR CROCODILE ALLIGATOR
    I DRIVE A CHEVROLET MOVIE THEATER
    • ChiffX, on 07/17/2008, -5/+3why did i lol?
      • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -1/+1The perfect response here is too obvious to say outright, so I'm just going to let you use your imaginations.
  • ChayesFSS, on 07/17/2008, -11/+4can he see my cam?
  • fuzed, on 07/17/2008, -8/+16He's absolutely right.
  • sproket, on 07/17/2008, -11/+7But we are!
  • Dweed, on 07/17/2008, -5/+39Goo Goo G'Joob
    • Olivaise, on 07/17/2008, -1/+10I don't know why people are burying you for quoting "I Am the Walrus".
    • jgtg32a, on 07/17/2008, -0/+7The Beatles predate 2/3 of digg by about 50 years (Jesus).

      I won't lie I didn't get it either until Olivaise said the song but then I knew it.
      • Heywoodj, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2I was gonna go with I am the egg man. but I see you guys have it covered.
        Good work carry on.
    • stenhard, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2That's "Giggity Giggity Goo Goo G'Joob", and....that's not egg.

      /obligatory Quagmire reference
  • twiztidsinz, on 07/17/2008, -38/+64better title:
    BREAKING: Linus Torvald is, and I quote "an attention whore".
  • iatebabies, on 07/17/2008, -29/+4who the ***** is Linus Torvalad?
    • pedepy, on 07/17/2008, -1/+15he invented the Internet, i think
      • dragossh, on 07/17/2008, -10/+0Actually he is the creator of Linux.
      • grimward, on 07/17/2008, -1/+10WRONG it's called lunix and it's a hacker tool!!!!111
      • TRENT310, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1It can be used to break into people's stereos to steal their music, using the "mp3" program!
    • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -6/+3I'd say something really stupid here but its just easier to call you stupid...

      I mean, It's not like you're stupid for not knowing, but spelling the name wrong when it's in the titlebar of your browser and not knowing that you should've just googled it in the first place kinda urks me.

      Or maybe i'm just being harsh. Whatever. He made the Linux Operating System. There.
      • Amiga501, on 07/17/2008, -3/+2You wouldn't know a joke if it pulled down your panties and raped you in the ass.
      • Polarize, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2And nmnnotmyname, you just spelled 'irk' wrong.

        THAT takes the cake for stupid.
    • 1timeuser, on 07/17/2008, -1/+7He created hamster dance.
  • ExSlashdotter, on 07/17/2008, -2/+13Its actually just a PS on a mailing list message sent out:

    PS. And to get wider distribution for this message: Digg users - you're
    all a bunch of Wanking Walruses. And you can quote me on that.
  • AnalogFix, on 07/17/2008, -22/+2Buried for wasting my life.
    • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -1/+6Don't Digg him down, obviously he's joking.
      You can't waste something that you don't have.
    • leejarratt, on 07/17/2008, -0/+4Your life was already wasted.
    • Acglaphotis, on 07/17/2008, -0/+3You would have wasted it anyway.
    • AnalogFix, on 07/19/2008, -0/+0Easy there!
  • trixterIreland, on 07/17/2008, -16/+4who really cares? He is a person like any other, and probably not that fond of the fact that EVERYTHING he says is viewed as though its so much more important than anyone else. Really, quoting him on everything, making a big deal if he says something is kinda silly.

  • synthetic1688, on 07/17/2008, -18/+6in my world Linux never existed, Linus Torvalds was born disfigured. it was too much for his parents to take, so they locked him in a car and they pushed it in the lake. Steve Jobs was murdered by his gay lover elf and I finished off Bill Gates by myself.... FSR
    • pedepy, on 07/17/2008, -2/+10if this is your world, you need to step outside of your basement.

      (no, really)
      • KevyB, on 07/17/2008, -7/+2You are ***** buried for not knowing the band Futuristic Sex Robots and being an idiot.

        The OP is being dugg for knowing it.

        Stupid jerk
      • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -1/+2This is a place where people who use Linux often meet up.
        I don't even listen to music, and a lot of my friends do not either.

        So I don't know if FSR is very well known, but calling us "idiot"s for not knowing who a band is harsh. Maybe living under a rock, but not stupid.
    • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -3/+3In my world... You're an idiot.
      I share the same world as other people, though.
    • Acglaphotis, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1Didn't you guys get the reference? http://www.last.fm/music/Futuristic+Sex+Robotz/_/I ...
  • SverigesKung, on 07/17/2008, -7/+41I love you Linus
  • tdskate, on 07/17/2008, -10/+2Wow.. this guy is so controversial! Go Linus!
  • animefx, on 07/17/2008, -6/+40I has a Bucket...

    Noooo they be stealin' my Bucket!
  • Crasoum, on 07/17/2008, -4/+20So if you're part of the OpenBSD crowd and a digg user, you're a masturbating monkey and a wanking walruse?

    Next it'll be a jerking jackle!
  • diggB, on 07/17/2008, -3/+44I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
    I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.

    (fap fap fap fap fap)
  • algaeturd, on 07/17/2008, -4/+28No argument here.
    The fact is that he could insult your dad, ***** your mom and you guys would still be swinging from his nuts.
  • sacr3dc0w, on 07/17/2008, -23/+5Linus Torvalds still matters?
  • outlaw686, on 07/17/2008, -5/+34OMG HE'S RIGHT! WHAT HAVE I BECOME! I MUST RETHINK MY LIFE........
    Hey, 20 everyday items designed for batman....
    Screw digg im going to reddit...
    Hey, 20 everyday items designed for batman...
  • Cowboy1015, on 07/17/2008, -12/+3Linus got a habit of watching animals wank... that is just sick!
    Seriously! I don't even know how Walruses wank it...
  • hebejebelus, on 07/17/2008, -13/+1I think I'm actually in love.
    • nmnnotmyname, on 07/17/2008, -0/+2Hmm, Well, As far as i know, Linus is straight. Sorry...
    • ProfessorApe, on 07/18/2008, -2/+1it's hilarious how linux fans praise Linus for making a dumb comment just to get something read on digg but every, single time an apple product is on the digg front page everyone comes out of the woodwork to bash apple or steve jobs or anyone who likes apple products.
      the hypocrisy is deafening.

      to quote a lame marvel character,.. flame on.
  • qbthemc, on 07/17/2008, -23/+3Bill Gates says he agrees with Linsux statement.
  • tgunner, on 07/17/2008, -3/+9Ubuntu 15.4 - Wanking Walrus
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