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Pastimes : Happy Hour: A thread for not so intelligent discussions -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Katt-000 who wrote (2024)	12/14/1999 4:05:00 PM
From: FREAKAZOID	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 2380

Heeellllloooo. Any of you guys still on ICQ? Haven't been on that thing in awhile. I am going to try and get a big Millineum Happy Hour going. I guess Z is holed up in his Y2K bunker with Baldy (I would hate to be in there with those two). Any one heard from Boyd? That guy has vanished. Remember SD98, what happened to him? Well I better get back to making plans for the Y2K HH. Talk to all you guys soon! ahhhhh freak out!!

To: Katt-000 who wrote (2024)	12/15/1999 10:50:00 AM
From: Barney	Respond to of 2380

Signs You've Been Drinking TOO Much Coffee: You just completed another sweater ... and you don't know how to knit. You walk 20 miles on your treadmill, ... before you realize it's not plugged in. When someone ask, "How are you?" ... you reply: "Good to the last drop." Your first-aid kit contains ... two pints of coffee with an IV hookup.

To: Katt-000 who wrote (2024)	12/15/1999 10:53:00 AM
From: Barney	Respond to of 2380

The AOL Car: 1. The AOL car would have a TOP speed of 40 MPH yet have a 200 MPH speedometer. 2. The AOL car would come equipped with a NEW and fantastic 8-Track tape player. 3. The car would often refuse to start and owners would just expect this and try again later. 4. The windshield would have an extra dark tint to protect the driver from seeing better cars. 5. AOL would sell the same model car year after year and claim it's the NEW model. 6. Every now and then the brakes on the AOL car would just "lock-up" for no apparent reason. 7. The AOL car would have a very plain body style but would have lots'a pretty colors and lights. 8. The AOL car would have only one door but it would have 5 extra seats for family members. 9. Anyone dissatisfied could return the car but must continue to make payments for 6 months. 10. If an AOL car owner received 3 parking tickets AOL would take the car off of them. 11. The AOL car would have an AOL Cell phone that can only place calls to other AOL car cell phones. 12. AOL would pass a new car law forbidding AOL car owners from driving near other car dealerships. 13. AOL car mechanics would have no experience in car repair. 14. Younger AOL car drivers would be able to make other peoples AOL cars stall just for fun. 15. It would not be possible to upgrade your AOL car stereo. 16. AOL cars would be forced to use AOL gas that cost 20% more and gave worse mileage. 17. AOL car owners would always claim to be older or younger than they really are. 18. AOL cars would come with a steering wheel and AOL would claim no other cars have them. 19. Every time you close the door on the AOL car it would say, "Good-Bye."

To: Katt-000 who wrote (2024)	12/15/1999 11:14:00 AM
From: Barney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2380

Is Windows95 a virus No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do: They replicate quickly Okay, Windows does that Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so. okay, Windows does that Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk Okay, Windows does that, too Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems Sigh... Windows does that, too Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) Yup, that's with Windows, too Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences: Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature So, Windows is not a virus.