The moof monster is an IRC legend that disconnects users for no reason. It is not related to the cow-dog symbol of Apple and may refer to mobile workers. The monster affects all internet connections but may claim fewer victims as wireless internet expands.
The moof monster is an internet legend that people can refer to when using Internet relay chat (IRC) channels. While there are now many ways to communicate in real time over the Internet, IRC remains popular especially with longtime users, and there are IRC channels available for virtually every operating system. Similar to a MOO (multi-user domains), IRCs are more specific and people can talk (write) both one-on-one on channels and in large groups. Clients that support IRC can sometimes drop or log out a user for no apparent reason while chatting.
When you fell, you became a victim of the moof monster. There is no reason, at least easily definable, why you were suddenly banned from the IRC. Then these disconnects are credited to the moof monster, and people returning to the chat after being disconnected might write “Sorry, I’m lost.” If you’re on IRC and hear a reference to moofing or the moof monster, now you know what that means.
The moof monster is not, as some believe, the cow-dog symbol which is a trademark of Apple Computers®. Even if Clarus the dogcow says “mold!” and this is actually also a trademark, the moof monster is supposedly not related. In fact, moof could be an acronym for mobile, out of office or telecommuting. So you may hear reference to the moof monster when people get disconnected from their work if they are traveling and working from cellphones or PDAS.
Moofers may simply be office workers who take their laptops away from work so they can get work done in quiet or more comfortable circumstances. Alternatively it may describe the many people who now have work flexibility by working from home at least part of the time, via an internet connection. Many envy the moofer’s life, since he may be able to kick his cubicle free for part of the workweek and instead work under a tree or at a local café.
Yet all internet connection is liable to fall prey to the moof monster, especially when connectivity is not available in all locations. However, as more cities and Internet companies expand wireless Internet, the moon monster may claim fewer victims.
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