Because sometimes you really want your progress meter to print a QCD number from the '90s.

printstatus.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
 
import sys
 
def printstatus():
  ij=0
  for i in range(printstatus.interject_len, 0, -1):
    if printstatus.counter > 0 and (printstatus.counter % (len(printstatus.statline) * 3 ** i)) == 0:
      print "\n%s" % printstatus.interject[i-1]
      printstatus.lastmod=0
      ij=1
      break;
  if ij == 0:
    sys.stdout.write(printstatus.statline[(printstatus.lastmod-1)%len(printstatus.statline)])
    sys.stdout.flush()
  printstatus.counter=printstatus.counter+1
  printstatus.lastmod=printstatus.lastmod+1
printstatus.counter=0
printstatus.lastmod=0
printstatus.statline="hey...you...what...chu...gon'...do...?.hey...you...what...chu...gon'...do...?.\n"
printstatus.interject=["A'IGHT",
                       "J-JAM",
                       "WASSU--P",
                       "HOOP DAE' IT IS"]
printstatus.interject_len=len(printstatus.interject)
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
  for i in range(0,10000):
    printstatus()