3 definitions by Willy Codewell
The mythical IT/Facilities guy who 'fixes' things that don't need fixing so they *become* broken, or who never appears at all but is always "going to be here next week."
noob drone: "GD it, why don't I have a dial tone this morning? My phone worked yesterday!"
wally-drone: "Dunno. I guess Winston fixed it."
noob drone: "Who the f*k is Winston?? I need my phone to work!"
wally-drone: "He's the phone guy! Just do your best. I think he'll be back next week."
wally-drone: "Dunno. I guess Winston fixed it."
noob drone: "Who the f*k is Winston?? I need my phone to work!"
wally-drone: "He's the phone guy! Just do your best. I think he'll be back next week."
by Willy Codewell July 30, 2012
Turn Off And Back On Again - 'super secret' (i.e. well known) technique that solves more than half of all computer problems. Can also be used in a kind of past-tense: 'I rebooted/restarted/power-cycled... and it fixed it.'
Beta: So why were our response times so slow?
Alpha: No idea. TOABOA.
Beta: something to look into then.
Alpha: No idea. TOABOA.
Beta: something to look into then.
by Willy Codewell August 14, 2017
(Slack #general)
Samantha: There are oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies in the break room!
Jake: no. more. food
...
Jake: my complaintyness won’t prevent me from having a cookie though..
Samantha: There are oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies in the break room!
Jake: no. more. food
...
Jake: my complaintyness won’t prevent me from having a cookie though..
by Willy Codewell June 5, 2017