the ghost in the machine

An ambiguous phrase to describe illogical or unexpected computational behavior that may or may not be caused by some level of sentience be it maintained within the system or at the PEBKAC layer.

When software or hardware is made to complete a specific function, but a small percentage of the tasks completed have an unexpected result which cannot be explained.

A phantom sleeper virus installed on every single PC when it is made. Exactly 2 years after you activate your new PC, the Ghost in the Machine awakens and takes over, slowly destroying it until it no longer turns on.

Symptoms of a Ghost in the Machine include: flickering, forgetfulness, random restarts, a frozen screen comorbid with a persistent hourglass, and random deletion of important files. You may also encounter multiple "errors" and be asked to solve problems you don't know how to solve. Customer support usually pleads ignorance when you call their 1-800 number.

A car traveling with all external lights off at night, as to remain unnoticeable to standers by, regularly in an unpopulated and suburban area. Almost always filled with hooligans and traveling at excessive speeds. Phrase often used by the driver and cheering on passengers.

In the sexual position of doggystyle, one slides a finger or two into the girls anal cavity, pulling out a peice of her feces. Then pulls out of the vaginal cavity and slides the peice of feces into the vaginal cavity, taking the penal unit and forceably getting the girl analy until the feces comes out of the vaginal cavity. Then taking the feces and forcing the girl to chew it. When you leave her house make sure to leave a quarter under the pillow!

An unwitnessed fart left in an elevator for the next rider.