Hmm...I've been trying to surf the MSFT hate sites, but IE4 seems to have a real tough time loading those pages. I keep getting the error message: "IE cannot connect to the server". Yet I can still open up any website that is not harboring any negativity to the software giant. Strange! I finally opened one and IE4 promptly crashed due to an "illegal operation".
But I did manage to find someone's webpage with some tech-minded jokes and I swiped one that I liked, to post here. This one had me laughing (I can relate thanks to my email client problems and MSN tech support being of little help), and I don't think it's an antique, so I will risk further flames and paste it below! ;o)
IF RESTAURANTS FUNCTIONED LIKE MICROSOFT!
Patron: Waiter!
Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill and I'll be your Support. May I have your telephone number, area code first? Your visit may be monitored for purposes of quality control. Now, what seems to be the problem?
Patron: There's a fly in my soup!
Waiter: Exit the restaurant and re-enter, maybe the fly won't be there this time.
Patron: No, it's still there.
Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're using the soup; try eating it with a fork instead.
Patron: Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.
Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl; what kind of bowl are you using?
Patron: A SOUP bowl!
Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it's a configuration problem; how was the bowl set up?
Patron: You brought it to me on a saucer; what has that to do with the fly in my soup?
Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you noticed the fly in your soup?
Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!
Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of the Day?
Patron: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day?
Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.
Patron: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?
Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato.
Patron: Fine. Bring me the tomato soup and the check. I'm running late now.
[Waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup and the check.]
Waiter: Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check.
Patron: This is potato soup.
Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasn't ready yet.
Patron: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything.
[Waiter leaves.]
Patron: Waiter! There's a gnat in my soup!
---------- The check:
Soup of the Day . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5.00
Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day. . . $ 2.50
Access to support . . . . . . . . . . $10.00
Note: Bug in the soup included at no extra charge
(will be fixed with Tomorrow's soup of the day) |
