idive Prowler Junkie Posts: 8483 From: Texas USA Registered: APR 2003
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posted 04-23-2004 10:19 PM
For Those of us who can remember this one: Abbot and Costello ( the 21st century version) Remember the old "Who's on First"? Here's a modern version. ABBOT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm thinking about buying a computer. ABBOT: Mac? COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou ABBOT: Your computer? COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one. ABBOT: Mac? COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou ABBOT: What about Windows? COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here? ABBOT: Do you want a computer with windows? COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows? ABBOT: Wallpaper. COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software. ABBOT: Software for windows? COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got? ABBOT: Office. COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything? ABBOT: I just did. COSTELLO: You just did what? ABBOT: Recommend something. COSTELLO: You recommended something? ABBOT: Yes. COSTELLO: For my office? ABBOT: Yes COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office? ABBOT: Office. COSTELLO: Yes, for my office! ABBOT: I recommend office with windows. COSTELLO: I already have an office and it has windows! OK, let's just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need? ABBOT: Word. COSTELLO: What word? ABBOT: Word in office. COSTELLO: The only word in office is office. ABBOT: The word in office for windows. COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows? ABBOT: The word you get when you click the blue "w." COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue w if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet? ABBOT: Yes, you want Real One. COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need! ABBOT: Real One. COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 & 4. Can I watch them? ABBOT: of course. COSTELLO: Great, with what? ABBOT: Real One. COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do? ABBOT: You click the blue "one." COSTELLO: I click the blue one what? ABBOT: The blue 1. COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue "w"? ABBOT: The blue 1 is Real One and the blue "w" is Word. COSTELLO: What word? ABBOT: The Word in Office for Windows. COSTELLO: But there's three words in office for windows! ABBOT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world. COSTELLO: It is? ABBOT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other words out there. COSTELLO: And that word is real one? ABBOT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even part of Office. COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping, do you have anything I can track my money with? ABBOT: Money. COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have? ABBOT: Money. COSTELLO: I need money to track my money? ABBOT: It comes bundled with your computer. COSTELLO: What's bundled to my computer? ABBOT: Money. COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer? ABBOT: Yes. No extra charge. COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much? ABBOT: One copy. COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money? ABBOT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money. COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money? ABBOT: Why not, they own it.
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