Re: Just for a little fun

aaaw you no likey? =(

BEEFJERKYHUNTER wrote:
> I've had this for a while now
> and i think it's pretty funny =D
> so i wanna share it :)
> Hope you guys like it
>
> ***
> ABBOTT AND COSTELLO'S COMPUTER CONVERSATION
>
> You have to be old enough
> to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to REALLY understand
> computers, to fully appreciate this. For those of us who sometimes get
> flustered by our computers, please read on...
>
> If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch,
> "Who's on first?" might have turned out something like this:
>
> COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
>
> ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
> COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking
> about buying a computer.
> ABBOTT: Mac?
> COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
> ABBOTT: Your computer?
> COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
> ABBOTT: Mac?
> COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
> ABBOTT: What about Windows?
> COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
> ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
> COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
> ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
> COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
> ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
> COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write
> proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?
> ABBOTT: Office.
> COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
> ABBOTT: I just did.
> COSTELLO: You just did what?
> ABBOTT: Recommend something.
> COSTELLO: You recommended something?
> ABBOTT: Yes.
> COSTELLO: For my office?
> ABBOTT: Yes.
> COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
> ABBOTT: Office.
> COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
> ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
> COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm
> sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
> ABBOTT: Word.
> COSTELLO: What word?
> ABBOTT: Word in Office.
> COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
> ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
> COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
> ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".
> COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some
> straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?
> ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.
> COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of
> your business. Just tell me what I need!
> ABBOTT: Real One.
> COSTELLO: If it's a long movie, I also want to watch reels 2, 3 and 4.
> Can I watch them?
> ABBOTT: Of course.
> COSTELLO: Great! With what?
> ABBOTT: Real One.
> COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I
> do?
> ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".
> COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?
> ABBOTT: The blue "1".
> COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?
> ABBOTT: The blue "1" is Real One and the blue "W" is Word.
> COSTELLO: What word?
> ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
> COSTELLO: But there are three words in "office for windows"!
> ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world.
> COSTELLO: It is?
> ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. It
> pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there.
> COSTELLO: And that word is real one?
> ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even part
> of Office.
> COSTELLO: STOP! Don't start that again. What about financial
> bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
> ABBOTT: Money.
> COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
> ABBOTT: Money.
> COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
> ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
> COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
> ABBOTT: Money.
> COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
> ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
> COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
> ABBOTT: One copy.
> COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
> ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
> COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
> ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
>
> (A few days later)
>
> ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
> COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
> ABBOTT: Click on "START".......

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