STM-1999The Information Superhighway
The Daily Mucus · Year 1999
EXPERTS FEAR COMPUTERS MAY MISREAD SNEEZES AFTER MIDNIGHT
A government panel cannot rule out the possibility of 'nostril rollover.'
— Filed by Kev_99 from the spare bedroom
Medical Advisory
- Stock at least 144 boxes of tissues per household member.
- Test your humidifier nightly by yelling at it.
- Disconnect from AOL during any sneeze of more than 4 seconds.
- Print your saline recipe on actual paper. Just in case.
Etiquette Codex
- Email signatures must declare your current congestion status.
- Sneezing on a Furby voids the warranty.
- Forwarded sneeze chain emails are not yet considered rude.
- All AIM away messages on Dec 31 should reference your nose.
Mucus Forecast
STM-1999.WXMucus
Pixelated, slightly buffering
Miasma
GIF-heavy, with intermittent banner ads
Advisory
Save your sneezes to disk before midnight.
Artifacts
STM-1999.01
Y2K Emergency Tissue CD-ROM
Contains printable tissue templates. Skips on Track 4.
STM-1999.02
Forum Post Print-out, AllergyRing.net
User 'sneezelord99' posts a screenshot of his pantry: 412 boxes.
STM-1999.03
Webcam Capture: 11:58 PM, Dec 31
A pale entity hovers near the desk lamp. Resolution does not improve.
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15.0s to 00:00
A Suspicious Footnote
“GeoCities backup, page last updated 1999-12-30: 'i think the pale thing followed me from the last website.'” [citation needed]
Hint: a pale specimen is hidden somewhere in the exhibit above. Find it.