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Okay, I checked on the details. The verbatim message was "Help! We're being held prisoner in a software factory!". Close enough! :)

• rwmj 11y ago
  A reference to this story? https://store.bbc.com/jackanory/help-i-am-a-prisoner-in-a-toothpaste-factory https://store.bbc.com/jackanory/help-i-am-a-prisoner-in-a-to...
  • _0ffh 11y ago
    Hah, I didn't know about that story, but it certainly sounds plausible!
  • mikeash 11y ago
    The general form of this joke apparently goes back to at least the 1950s: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264228 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264228
• edwintorok 11y ago
  Is it similar to this easter egg? http://www.mackido.com/EasterEggs/BlueMeanies.html http://www.mackido.com/EasterEggs/BlueMeanies.html
• mikeash 11y ago
  That's good, it's more obviously a joke. Your original could almost be confused with a legitimate cry for help!