Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Shub-Internet
     
        /shuhb in't*r-net/ (MUD, from H. P. Lovecraft's evil fictional
        deity "Shub-Niggurath", the Black Goat with a Thousand Young)
        The harsh personification of the {Internet}, Beast of a
        Thousand Processes, Eater of Characters, Avatar of Line Noise,
        and Imp of Call Waiting; the hideous multi-tendriled entity
        formed of all the manifold connections of the net.  A sect of
        {MUD}ders worships Shub-Internet, sacrificing objects and
        praying for good connections.  To no avail - its purpose is
        malign and evil, and is the cause of all network slowdown.
        Often heard as in "Freela casts a tac nuke at Shub-Internet
        for slowing her down."  (A forged response often follows along
        the lines of: "Shub-Internet gulps down the tac nuke and burps
        happily.")  Also cursed by users of {FTP} and {telnet} when
        the system slows down.  The dread name of Shub-Internet is
        seldom spoken aloud, as it is said that repeating it three
        times will cause the being to wake, deep within its lair
        beneath the Pentagon.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1994-11-04)