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i work at an electronics retailer, and, long story short, a woman came in for a warranty repair on her computer, cause it was acting up. repair center sent it back broken with a note saying "foreign object (mouse nest) voids warranty. no repairs made." the woman came in to get the computer, and, of course, was pissed. we were all thinking - mouse nest? is that a virus, or another name for a computer bug or something? so we open up the case and there is a MOUSE NEST in the computer. about a foot long - the whole base of the tower, and about 4 inches high!! there was a tiny hole in the back of the computer, just big enough for the mouse to poke through. just thought i'd share!

hehe...not surprising

There was a similar story in the newspapaer the other day. A guy in Ottawa opened up one the drives to troubleshoot a problem and a snake came shooting out. Animals seem to like the warmth of those computers.

i know back in the "old days" people were having problems with bugs..mice as well. The computers would short out from...well nature calling

About a year or so ago on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," one of the contestants reached the million dollar question, which was: What insect actually got caught in one of the early computers which gave rise to the term of "computer bug?" The possible answers were a)ant b)roach c)moth and d)wasp

pretty sure it was a roach, computer teachers used to tell us that all the time.

Nope, it was a moth...I read it in a book about the history of computers

Also led to the name MOTH-er board ???

Correct. You signed up just to post that? :p

Just for the record, the correct answer is the moth. The contestant got it right and won the million bucks.