fish queue

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

FISH queue
 n.

   [acronym, by analogy with FIFO (First In, First Out)] `First In, Still
   Here'. A joking way of pointing out that processing of a particular
   sequence of events or requests has stopped dead. Also FISH mode and
   FISHnet; the latter may be applied to any network that is running
   really slowly or exhibiting extreme flakiness.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

FISH queue

   <humour> (By analogy with {FIFO} - first-in, first-out) first
   in, still here.

   A joking way of pointing out that processing of a particular
   sequence of events or requests has stopped dead.  Also "FISH
   mode" and "FISHnet"; the latter may be applied to any network
   that is running really slowly or exhibiting extreme flakiness.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1994-12-01)

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