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Message no. 1
From: TopCat <topcat@******.net>
Subject: Something humorous
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 01:46:19 -0500
I found this pretty hilarious and decided to throw it out on the list. I
didn't come up with it, but I wish I had. :)

/* ------- "Re: What If Dr. Seuss Did Technical Writing" ---------- */
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Here's an easy game to play.
Here's an easy thing to say:

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!

You can't say this?
What a shame sir!
We'll find you
Another game sir.

If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,

And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risc,
Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM.
Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your mom!

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"I was thinking of the immortal words
of Socrates, who said: I drank what?"
-- Real Genius
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TopCat at the bottom...
Message no. 2
From: RAY MACEY <r.macey@*******.qut.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Something humorous
Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 09:59:49 +1000 (EST)
On Thu, 23 May 1996, TopCat wrote:

> I found this pretty hilarious and decided to throw it out on the list. I
> didn't come up with it, but I wish I had. :)
>
> /* ------- "Re: What If Dr. Seuss Did Technical Writing" ---------- */
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----
> Here's an easy game to play.
> Here's an easy thing to say:
>
> If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
> And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
> And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
> Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
>
> If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
> And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
> And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
> Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!
>
> You can't say this?
> What a shame sir!
> We'll find you
> Another game sir.
>
> If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
> Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
> But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
> That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,
>
> And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
> So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
> Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
> 'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
>
> When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
> And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risc,
> Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM.
> Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your mom!
>
> -------------------------------------
> "I was thinking of the immortal words
> of Socrates, who said: I drank what?"
> -- Real Genius
> -------------------------------------
> TopCat at the bottom...


I sure as hell don't know what this has to do with Shadowrun, but I
liked it.

Ray.
Message no. 3
From: Robert Blackberg III <blackbrc@***.fiserv.com>
Subject: Re: Something humorous -Reply
Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 09:56:31 -0400
@> /* ------- "Re: What If Dr. Seuss Did Technical Writing" ----------
*/
@>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
@> -----
@> Here's an easy game to play.
@> Here's an easy thing to say:
@>
@> If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
@> And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
@> And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
@> Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
@>
@> If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
@> And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
@> And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
@> Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!
@>
@> You can't say this?
@> What a shame sir!
@> We'll find you
@> Another game sir.
@>
@> If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
@> Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
@> But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
@> That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,
@>
@> And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
@> So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
@> Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
@> 'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
@>
@> When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
@> And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risc,
@> Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your
ROM.
@> Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your mom!
@>
@> -------------------------------------
@> "I was thinking of the immortal words
@> of Socrates, who said: I drank what?"
@> -- Real Genius
@> -------------------------------------
@> TopCat at the bottom...


@ I sure as hell don't know what this has to do with Shadowrun, but I

@***** it.

@***.

I agree, although in my time off from playing Shadowrun I work as a
technical writer. (I need to do something to pay for source books.)
I forwarded this message to all the people in my department, and they
loved it as well.

Robert (no cool tagline, just a plain
line____________________________)
Message no. 4
From: Russ Myrick <rm91612@****.net>
Subject: Re: Something humorous
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 23:16:42 -0700
TopCat wrote:
>
> I found this pretty hilarious and decided to throw it out on the list. I
> didn't come up with it, but I wish I had. :)
>
> /* ------- "Re: What If Dr. Seuss Did Technical Writing" ---------- */
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------<snip>
I agree totally. I must have been completely stoned when I first read
it, 'cause I missed the chair when I sat down at the machine to reply.

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