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Steve Cordle (scordle@erols.com)
Thu, 13 Nov 1997 15:27:06 -0500


>  WHAT IF DR. SEUSS WROTE COMPUTER TECH MANUALS?
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>  If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
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>  And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
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>  And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
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>  Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
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>  If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
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>  And the double-clicking icons put your window in the trash,
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>  And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
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>  Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!
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>  If the label on your cable on the gable at your house,
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>  Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
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>  But your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,
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>  That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall
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>  And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
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>  So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
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>  Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
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>  "Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
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>  When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
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>  And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary RISC,
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>  Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM
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>  Quickly turn off your computer and be sure to tell your mom.
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>  Bob Y.
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