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To: marcos who wrote (19400)8/23/2003 1:53:48 PM
From: Done, gone.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 32883
 
Defenestrations. Ah, well, yes, the Bohemians did invent that particular pastime. Three notable ones, including the first ever, from which the term was coined:

wikipedia.org

Interestingly enough I also read: "More recently, the term defenestration has been used for the act of removing Microsoft Windows from a PC."

wikipedia.org

How civilized. Bet it gets rid of the worm problem as well, but first I'd look down on the street below, making sure the falling PC doesn't hit any passing pedestrians. (g)