:film at 11: [MIT: in parody of TV newscasters] 1. Used in
conversation to announce ordinary events, with a sarcastic
implication that these events are earth-shattering. "{{ITS}}
crashes; film at 11." "Bug found in scheduler; film at 11."
2. Also widely used outside MIT to indicate that additional
information will be available at some future time, *without*
the implication of anything particularly ordinary about the
referenced event. For example, "The mail file server died this
morning; we found garbage all over the root directory. Film at
11." would indicate that a major failure had occurred but that the
people working on it have no additional information about it as
yet; use of the phrase in this way suggests gently that the problem
is liable to be fixed more quickly if the people doing the fixing
can spend time doing the fixing rather than responding to
questions, the answers to which will appear on the normal "11:00
news", if people will just be patient.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
conversation to announce ordinary events, with a sarcastic
implication that these events are earth-shattering. "{{ITS}}
crashes; film at 11." "Bug found in scheduler; film at 11."
2. Also widely used outside MIT to indicate that additional
information will be available at some future time, *without*
the implication of anything particularly ordinary about the
referenced event. For example, "The mail file server died this
morning; we found garbage all over the root directory. Film at
11." would indicate that a major failure had occurred but that the
people working on it have no additional information about it as
yet; use of the phrase in this way suggests gently that the problem
is liable to be fixed more quickly if the people doing the fixing
can spend time doing the fixing rather than responding to
questions, the answers to which will appear on the normal "11:00
news", if people will just be patient.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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- film at 11
[MIT: in parody of TV newscasters] 1.
Used in conversation to announce ordinary events... - Time Stands Still! Film at 11:00,
or whenever... - page in: [MIT] vi. 1. To become aware of one's surroundings again
after having paged out (see {page out}).
Usually confined to the sarcastic comment: "Eric... - 1. Some folks have it, some don't.
2. Those who have it would be devastated if it were ever cut off.
3. Those who have it think that those who don't are... - Train of thought derailed... dozens killed...
film at 11:00... - saga n.
[WPI] A cuspy but bogus raving story about N
random broken people.
Here is a classic example of the saga form, as told... - Autistics commit senseless violence.
Film at 11... - Bagdad in flames! Missles coming!
Film at 11... - I'm not wearing any underwear.
Film at 11...
From the same category:
- My uncle is a Southern planter. He's an undertaker in Alabama.
Fred... - MS-DOS:
Microsoft Seeks Dominion Over... - Some things have to be believed to
be seen... - Where did all those Clinton/Gore bumper
stickers go... - Support the arts -
shoot a critic...
