“What does a computer frog say?”/“Reboot, reboot, reboot.”

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Entry from February 22, 2022

“What does a computer frog say?”/“Reboot, reboot, reboot.”

A computer riddle is:

Q: What does a computer frog say?
A: Reboot, reboot, reboot.

That is instead of the frog’s usual “ribbit, ribbit, ribbit.” The riddle was posted on the newsgroup comp.os.os2.misc on February 8, 1994.

Google Groups: comp.os.os2.misc
Help me build my syst
Bill Shutt
Feb 8, 1994, 1:44:00 AM
(...)
* RM 1.2 00169 * What does a Computer Frog say? Reboot, Reboot, Reboot!

Google Groups: rec.radio.cb/
Performance of Handheld CB in the Car
Tony Langdon
Oct 27, 1995, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
... What does a Computer Frog say? Reboot, Reboot, Reboot!

Google Groups: rec.humor
frogs
Merv
Dec 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
What does a computer frog say?
Reboot, reboot, reboot.

,a href=“https://groups.google.com/g/alt.support.thyroid/c/RLWSZAt6qno/m/30JtNYPstxQJ”>Google Groups: alt.support.thyroid
Frogs AGAIN!!
Ted Huston
Dec 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
What does a computer frog say?
Reboot, reboot, reboot.

Google Groups: alt.privacy.anon-server
Fuck Frogs!
Nomen Nescio
Mar 10, 2004, 7:50:03 AM
(...)
What does a computer frog say?
Reboot, reboot, reboot.

Twitter
Chris OConnor
@GrumpyWookie
Comment from co-worker (honestly !!)... “Got a frog in my laptop. Need to “reboot, reboot”. (get it ?? “ribbit, ribbit” ??)
11:22 PM · Dec 17, 2008·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
The_Librarian2
@The_Librarian2
The new Microsoft Frog 2010! It goes Reboot! Reboot! Reboot! 😊
3:30 AM · Apr 24, 2009·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Random Password
@randompassword
eimo oD3 #password - What does a Computer Frog say? Reboot, Reboot, Reboot!
11:04 AM · Jun 12, 2009·Twitter Web Client

,a href=“https://twitter.com/CarlFeril/status/9711259260”>Twitter
CarlFeril
@CarlFeril
Why is the Windows Operating System perfect for frogs?
“Reboot…reboot…reboot…reboot…”
10:14 PM · Feb 26, 2010·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
paul gregori
@MNDZ505
IT support frog says “reboot reboot”
9:38 PM · Mar 10, 2012·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Jesse
@wisconsinsoup
Robot frogs say reboot reboot
5:11 PM · Feb 28, 2013·twicca

Twitter
EZ
@realzekemorgan
What sound does a computer frog make?
Reboot, reboot
10:57 PM · Dec 6, 2015·Twitter Web App

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Posted by u/Turbo-R February 23, 2022
What does a computerized frog say?
Reboot, reboot, reboot,...

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