Paul:
Re: Microsoft is making a lot of the former (money) and little of the latter (friends).
A colleague of mine, who is a Linux lover (and MSFT hater) forwarded this to me. I thought it was hilarious, even though I'm a fan of MSFT products (and a stockholder). Enjoy.
Adam
Dear Abby: Should I Be Honest?
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I am facing a very serious problem. You see, I am a Vietnam-era deserter from the U. S. Marines, and I have a cousin who works for Microsoft. My mother peddles Nazi literature to Girl Scouts and my father (a former dentist) is in jail for 30 years for molesting most of his patients while they were under anesthesia.
The sole supports of our large family, including myself and my $500-a-week heroin habit, are my uncle (master pick-pocket, Benny "The Fingers"), my 70-year-old Aunt Hester (a shoplifter), and my two kid sisters, who are well-known streetwalkers.
My problem is this: I have just gotten engaged to the most beautiful, sweetest girl in the world. She is just sweet sixteen, and we are going to marry as soon as she can escape from reform school.
To support ourselves, we are going to move to Mexico and start a fake Aztec souvenir factory staffed by child labor. We look forward to bringing our kids into the family business.
But I am worried that my family will not make a good impression on hers. In your opinion, should I, or shouldn't I, tell her about my cousin who works for Microsoft? |
