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To: ahhaha who wrote (1055)	2/15/2001 10:04:10 PM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24758

The answer must be no because then they couldn't insist on the higher premiums they get when time of death is unknown than when the cue to drop is known. I don't know, they have that actuary stuff down to a science. It isn't possible to design something that will fall apart on cue. Something doesn't have to fall apart to become obsolete. Microsoft has made several versions of Office applications obsolete simply by constantly changing the software, making it so that one version back can't read a file by the new version. Then at some point you are forced to buy the new version even if you like the older version better just so you can read files that are sent to you. Perhaps this side effect isn't intended or planned, but a case of unplanned obsolescence.

To: ahhaha who wrote (1055)	2/16/2001 1:51:45 PM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24758

Re: Anybody have a joke to tell? by: gm_general 02/16/01 11:33 am EST Msg: 15811 of 15841 A little corny but: TODAY'S STOCK MARKET REPORT Helium was up, feathers were down. Paper was stationary. Fluorescent tubing was dimmed in light trading. Knives were up sharply. Cows steered into a bull market. Pencils lost a few points. Hiking equipment was trailing. Elevators rose, while escalators continued their slow decline. Weights were up in heavy trading. Light switches were off. Mining equipment hit rock bottom. Diapers remained unchanged. Shipping lines stayed at an even keel. The market for raisins dried up. Coca-Cola fizzled. Caterpillar stock inched up a bit. Sun peaked at midday. Balloon prices were inflated. Scott Tissue touched a new bottom. And batteries exploded in an attempt to recharge the market.