mc's confusion, part 33+1/3

[Reynir Stefansson <reynirhs mi is>]

OK... here's a possible clue: After using ^C several times to stop a 
not-yet-correct script, the script began losing error messages and hanging.

Don't you just hate being the only one in the world with a weird failure 
mode?

Reynir H. Stefánsson (reynirhs mi is)
--
  Anyway, we do not live in a perfect world and it is foresighted and
useful for a young woman to become proficient in those arts which will
keep a weak-willed man from straying. Learning to cook is also useful.

(Nanny Ogg's Cookbook)