#xkcd 494

[yesterdays-xkcd]

The blueprints for the Department of the Internet offices call for Ceiling Cat-themed sprinkler heads.

Secretary: Part 1 [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

Spring 2009— The new president faces a crisis... [Cueball is talking to an unseen Mr. President, who is sitting behind a desk.] Cueball: Mr. President, the bloggers are restless. Mr. President: What are they a-twitter about now?

Cueball: It's the tubes sir. They're clogged. We put too much stuff on them. Mr. President: How bad is it?

Cueball: The internet could be inoperative within days.

Cueball: We can't let a crucial resource go unshepherded. Mr. President: Go on.

Cueball: I recommend you appoint a Secretary of the internet. Someone to impose some orders on this mess.

Mr. President: Ordering bloggers around? Doesn't sound easy. Cueball: No; it's like herding lolcats. Mr. President: What? Cueball: Nothing.

Mr. President: Do you have someone in mind for the post? Cueball: I know just the guy.

Soon: Phone: Ring [Black Hat looks away from his computer at the ringing phone.]