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| DATE | 2005-03-23 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] [alt.sports.baseball.ny-mets] OT: Abbott and Costello, Meet the Cybermen
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From owner-hangouts-destenys-at-mrbrklyn.com Wed Mar 23 21:43:02 2005 X-UIDL: %oD!!oU/!!G4`!!VQ%!! Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.11/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id j2O2h2w1018751 for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:43:02 -0500 Received: (from mdom-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.12.11/8.12.3/Submit) id j2O2h1dg018750 for hangouts-destenys; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:43:01 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: mdom set sender to owner-hangouts-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com using -f Received: from flatbush.mrbrklyn.com (flatbush.mrbrklyn.com [10.0.0.62]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.11/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with SMTP id j2O2guuZ018744 for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:42:59 -0500 From: Ruben Safir Subject: [hangout] [alt.sports.baseball.ny-mets] OT: Abbott and Costello, Meet the Cybermen Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:49:07 -0500 User-Agent: Pan/0.14.0 (I'm Being Nibbled to Death by Cats!) Message-Id: To: hangout-at-nylxs.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-hangouts-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ruben Safir List: New Yorker GNU Linux Scene Admin: To unsubscribe send unsubscribe name-at-domian.com in the body to hangout-request-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.9 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, UPPERCASE_25_50 autolearn=ham version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Level: X-Keywords: X-UID: 39642 Status: RO Content-Length: 4348 Lines: 183
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:11:59 -0500, Jim Burns wrote:
> > This is going around the internet... > > So, in the spirit of Openin Day.... > > Jim Burns > ____ > > > If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, > 'Who's On First?' might have turned out something like this: > > > COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT > > > ABBOTT: 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. > > ABBOTT: Mac? > > COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou. > > ABBOTT: Your computer? > > COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one. > > ABBOTT: Mac? > > COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou. > > ABBOTT: What about Windows? > > COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here? > > ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows? > > COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows? > > ABBOTT: Wallpaper. > > COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software. > > ABBOTT: Software for Windows? > > COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write > proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have? > > ABBOTT: Office. > > COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything? > > ABBOTT: I just did. > > COSTELLO: You just did what? > > ABBOTT: Recommend something. > > COSTELLO: You recommended something? > > ABBOTT: Yes. > > COSTELLO: For my office? > > ABBOTT: Yes. > > COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office? > > ABBOTT: Office. > > COSTELLO: Yes, for my office! > > ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows. > > COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say 'm > sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need? > > ABBOTT: Word. > > COSTELLO: What word? > > ABBOTT: Word in Office. > > COSTELLO: The only word in office is office. > > ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows. > > COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows? > ABBOTT: 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? > > ABBOTT: 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! > > ABBOTT: Real One. > > COSTELLO: If it's a long movie, I also want to watch reels 2, 3 and 4. > Can I watch them? > > ABBOTT: Of course. > > COSTELLO: Great! With what? > > ABBOTT: Real One. > > COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I > do? > > ABBOTT: You click the blue '1'. > > COSTELLO: I click the blue one what? > > ABBOTT: The blue '1'. > > COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue 'w'? > > ABBOTT: The blue '1' is Real One and the blue 'W' is Word. > > COSTELLO: What word? > > ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows. > > COSTELLO: But there are three words in 'office for windows'! > > ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world. > > COSTELLO: It is? > > ABBOTT: 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? > > ABBOTT: 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? You have anything I can track my money with? > > ABBOTT: Money. > > COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have? > > ABBOTT: Money. > > COSTELLO: I need money to track my money? > ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer. > COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer? > > ABBOTT: Money. > > COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer? > > ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge. > > COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much? > > ABBOTT: One copy. > > COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money? > > ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money. > > COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money? > > ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
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