Busy Bar

Back in my day the arrogant devs just used printer paper and a hand drawn sign saying "GO AWAY!" taped to the back of their chair.

In my tribes, the universal "please don't bother me right now" sign has more typically been the wearing of over-the-ear headphones.

I wish I had the same tribes as you. People always come up to me when I'm wearing my headphones, even trying to get my attention in public

Mine was updated to "Go away, or I will replace you with a small shell script". I wish I could remember where I read that from for proper attribution.

Might have been the bible for how old that one is.

There will always be migration between tribes and we welcome you.

I remember that on a Thinkgeek (RIP) t-shirt.

Shortening a story I've told a thousand times:

I went so far as to put a post-it note saying "I'M BUSY" on my headphones. The usual suspect came up to me and tapped me on the shoulder until I reacted, all so he could tell me, "hah, someone put a post-it note on your headphones!"

If I didn't kill someone that day, it's unlikely that I ever would.

Wow, the Urban Dictionary entry is from 2003. Damn, that is older than I remember!