Mummy Malware Blunder

The static image of the Brainrotten One which graced every computer screen on Earth for several days.

The Mummy Malware Blunder, otherwise known as Y2K, was an unfortunate blunder which occurred at the hands of The Leather Hide Doll in 21 B.B.

Pawnee

The Mummy Malware Blunder began as a minor power outage. The Terrible Titanic III had leveled the town of Pawnee, Indiana, on it's way (unwillingly) towards Portland Oregon (Pre-hell). Pawnee's power grid (and internet) was understandably offline. The Mummy, then a commander in the United States Armed Forces, deployed a group of navy seals and M.T.O cadets to assist in the rebuilding of this city.

An Electrifying Surprise

The Brainrotten Pseudostalker of Poor Judgement, in a stroke of pure incredible stupidity, personally traveled to the pile of live wires and burning debris which had once been the Pawnee Electrical Facility. He then sat down, crossed his legs, and put a sparking telephone wire into his mouth.

The Mummy experienced an electrical force equivalent to sixteen lightning bolts in the span of five milliseconds. He was mildly shocked by this, and stood up, feeling a bit peculiar.

Part of the Rotter's soul had entered the electrical grid. This soul fragment was soon hijacked by stray Combine Nanobugs, which began weaponizing the soul's Legumish energy to take out the entire United States power grid.

The Ball Dropped a bit later than was typical, but it still happened. That's what counts.

Y2K

This development was not discovered until New Year's Eve in 21 BB, when computers across the nation suddenly began going offline, displaying a low-res image of Mummyrot giving the 'thumbs up' symbol to the camera. The United States was entirely offline by midnight, on January 1st, 20 BB. The next day, the entire world was offline. This gave the Combine a massive upper hand in the Great META War.

Due to this technological inconvenience, the balls dropped a bit later than usual.

Consequences

Old Rot was reprimanded by the Board of Waifuria, and lost all internet privileges.