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The title RTFM is an acronym for "{{w|RTFM|read the fucking manual}}," which frustrated software manufacturers tell users when confronted with a simple question (most likely answered in the manual). | The title RTFM is an acronym for "{{w|RTFM|read the fucking manual}}," which frustrated software manufacturers tell users when confronted with a simple question (most likely answered in the manual). | ||
− | However, [[Cueball]] encounters a similar situation with a {{w|911}} call (the emergency number in | + | However, [[Cueball]] encounters a similar situation with a {{w|911}} call (that's the emergency number in USA), in which the first question the 911 dispatcher asks is if Cueball has read the toaster's {{w|man page}} (man pages are the 'manual' for unix systems, but only describe commands and library functions, not hardware). Even if a man page existed, it is unreasonable to require the user of a toaster to read the manual just to avoid being stabbed in the face. The 911 dispatcher decides that as Cueball has not read the man page, he is not entitled to medical assistance, and so the dispatcher hangs up. |
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The title text refers to the popular phrase "Life's too short," which asserts that because we only have a limited amount of time on Earth, and that time can pass by quickly, we should make the most of it. That could mean, for example, don't spend time reading the documentation unless you actually experience a problem. The second part suggests that some people actually die because they didn't RTFM! | The title text refers to the popular phrase "Life's too short," which asserts that because we only have a limited amount of time on Earth, and that time can pass by quickly, we should make the most of it. That could mean, for example, don't spend time reading the documentation unless you actually experience a problem. The second part suggests that some people actually die because they didn't RTFM! | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball with a knife sticking out of his heavily bleeding face stands in front of a toaster | + | :[Cueball with a knife sticking out of his heavily bleeding face stands in front of a toaster, which has an arm extending from the top of it. He is holding a telephone to his ear.] |
:Cueball: Hello, 911? I just tried to toast some bread, and the toaster grew an arm and stabbed me in the face! | :Cueball: Hello, 911? I just tried to toast some bread, and the toaster grew an arm and stabbed me in the face! | ||
:911: Did you read the toaster's man page first? | :911: Did you read the toaster's man page first? |