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_0ffh
on Jan 25, 2016
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Why the Sun 2 has a message “Love your country, bu...
When digging inside my Acorn Risc-PC I once found a message along the lines of "Help! We are being kept in a cellar and forced to write software!"... :-)
_0ffh
on Jan 25, 2016
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Okay, I checked on the details. The verbatim message was "Help! We're being held prisoner in a software factory!". Close enough! :)
rwmj
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A reference to this story?
https://store.bbc.com/jackanory/help-i-am-a-prisoner-in-a-to...
mikeash
on Jan 25, 2016
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The general form of this joke apparently goes back to at least the 1950s:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264228
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on Jan 25, 2016
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Hah, I didn't know about that story, but it certainly sounds plausible!
edwintorok
on Jan 25, 2016
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Is it similar to this easter egg?
http://www.mackido.com/EasterEggs/BlueMeanies.html
mikeash
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That's good, it's more obviously a joke. Your original could almost be confused with a legitimate cry for help!
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