• Lawyer: “Was that the same nose you broke as a child?”
• Witness: “I only have one, you know.”

• Lawyer: “Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?”
• Witness: “By death.”
• Lawyer: “And by whose death was it terminated?”

• Accused, Defending His Own Case: “Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?”

The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in jail.

• Lawyer: “What is your date of birth?”
• Witness: “July 15th.”
• Lawyer: “What year?”
• Witness: “Every year.”

• Lawyer: “Can you tell us what was stolen from your house?”
• Witness: “There was a rifle that belonged to my father that was stolen from the hall closet.”
• Lawyer: “Can you identify the rifle?”
• Witness: “Yes. There was something written on the side of it.”
• Lawyer: “And what did the writing say?”
• Witness: “‘Winchester’!”

• Lawyer: “What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?”
• Witness: “Gucci sweats and Reeboks.”

• Lawyer: “Can you describe what the person who attacked you looked like?”
• Witness: “No. He was wearing a mask.”
• Lawyer: “What was he wearing under the mask?”
• Witness: “Er…his face.”

• Lawyer: “This myasthenia gravis — does it affect your memory at all?”
• Witness: “Yes.”
• Lawyer: “And in what ways does it affect your memory?”
• Witness: “I forget.”
• Lawyer: “You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you’ve forgotten?”

• Lawyer: “How old is your son, the one living with you?”
• Witness: “Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can’t remember which.”
• Lawyer: “How long has he lived with you?”
• Witness: “Forty-five years.”

• Lawyer: “What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?”
• Witness: “He said, ‘Where am I, Cathy?’”
• Lawyer: “And why did that upset you?”
• Witness: “My name is Susan.”

• Lawyer: “Sir, what is your IQ?”
• Witness: “Well, I can see pretty well, I think.”

• Lawyer: “Did you blow your horn or anything?”
• Witness: “After the accident?”
• Lawyer: “Before the accident.”
• Witness: “Sure, I played for ten years. I even went to school for it.”

• Lawyer: “Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?”
• Witness: “Yes.”
• Lawyer: “Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?”
• Witness: “Yes, sir.”
• Lawyer: “What did she say?”
• Witness: “‘What disco am I at?’”

• Lawyer: “Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?”
• Witness: “No.”
• Lawyer: “Did you check for blood pressure?”
• Witness: “No.”
• Lawyer: “Did you check for breathing?”
• Witness: “No.”
• Lawyer: “So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?”
• Witness: “No.”
• Lawyer: “How can you be so sure, Doctor?”
• Witness: “Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.”
• Lawyer: “But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?”
• Witness: “Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.”

• Lawyer: “How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?”

• Lawyer: “And you check your radar unit frequently?”
• Officer: “Yes, I do.”
• Lawyer: “And was your radar unit functioning correctly at the time you had the plaintiff on radar?”
• Officer: “Yes, it was malfunctioning correctly.”

• Lawyer: “What happened then?”
• Witness: “He told me, he says, ‘I have to kill you because you can identify me.’”
• Lawyer: “Did he kill you?”
• Witness: “No.”

• Lawyer: “Now sir, I’m sure you are an intelligent and honest man–”
• Witness: “Thank you. If I weren’t under oath, I’d return the compliment.”

• Lawyer: “You were there until the time you left, is that true?”

• Lawyer: “So you were gone until you returned?”

• Lawyer: “The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?”

• Lawyer: “Were you alone or by yourself?”

• Lawyer: “How long have you been a French Canadian?”

• Witness: “He was about medium height and had a beard.”
• Lawyer: “Was this a male or a female?”

• Lawyer: “Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn’t you?”
• Witness: “I went to Europe, sir.”
• Lawyer: “And you took your new wife?”

• Lawyer: “I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture.”
• Witness: “That’s me.”
• Lawyer: “Were you present when that picture was taken?”

• Lawyer: “Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?”

• Lawyer: “Do you know how far pregnant you are now?”
• Witness: “I’ll be three months on November 8.”
• Lawyer: “Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?”
• Witness: “Yes.”
• Lawyer: “What were you doing at that time?”

• Lawyer: “How many times have you committed suicide?”
• Witness: “Four times.”

• Lawyer: “Do you have any children or anything of that kind?”

• Lawyer: “She had three children, right?”
• Witness: “Yes.”
• Lawyer: “How many were boys?”
• Witness: “None.”
• Lawyer: “Were there girls?”

• Lawyer: “You don’t know what it was, and you didn’t know what it looked like, but can you describe it?”

• Lawyer: “You say that the stairs went down to the basement?”
• Witness: “Yes.”
• Lawyer: “And these stairs, did they go up also?”

• Lawyer: “Have you lived in this town all your life?”
• Witness: “Not yet.”

• Lawyer: (realizing he was on the verge of asking a stupid question) “Your Honor, I’d like to strike the next question.”

• Lawyer: “Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr. Eddington at the Rose Chapel?”
• Witness: “It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30pm.”
• Lawyer: “And Mr. Eddington was dead at the time, is that correct?”

• Lawyer: “What is your brother-in-law’s name?”
• Witness: “Borofkin.”
• Lawyer: “What’s his first name?”
• Witness: “I can’t remember.”
• Lawyer: “He’s been your brother-in-law for years, and you can’t remember his first name?”
• Witness: “No. I tell you, I’m too excited.” (rising and pointing to his brother-in-law) “Nathan, for heaven’s sake, tell them your first name!”

• Lawyer: “Did you ever stay all night with this man in New York?”
• Witness: “I refuse to answer that question.
• Lawyer: “Did you ever stay all night with this man in Chicago?”
• Witness: “I refuse to answer that question.
• Lawyer: “Did you ever stay all night with this man in Miami?”
• Witness: “No.”

• Lawyer: “Doctor, did you say he was shot in the woods?”
• Witness: “No, I said he was shot in the lumbar region.”

• Lawyer: “What is your marital status?”
• Witness: “Fair.”

• Lawyer: “Are you married?”
• Witness: “No, I’m divorced.”
• Lawyer: “And what did your husband do before you divorced him?”
• Witness: “A lot of things I didn’t know about.”

• Lawyer: “And who is this person you are speaking of?”
• Witness: “My ex-widow said it.

• Lawyer: “How did you happen to go to Dr. Cherney?”
• Witness: “Well, a gal down the road had had several of her children by Dr. Cherney and said he was really good.”

• Lawyer: “Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?”
• Witness: “All my autopsies have been performed on dead people.”

• Lawyer: “Were you acquainted with the deceased?”
• Witness: “Yes sir.”
• Lawyer: “Before or after he died?”

• Lawyer: “Mrs. Jones, is your appearance this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?”
• Witness: “No. This is how I dress when I go to work.”

• The Court: “Now, as we begin, I must ask you to banish all present information and prejudice from your minds, if you have any.”

• Lawyer: “Did he pick the dog up by the ears?”
• Witness: “No.”
• Lawyer: “What was he doing with the dog’s ears?”
• Witness: “Picking them up in the air.”
• Lawyer: “Where was the dog at this time?”
• Witness: “Attached to the ears.”

• Lawyer: “When he went, had you gone and had she, if she wanted to and were able, for the time being excluding all the restraints on her not to go, gone also, would he have brought you, meaning you and she, with him to the station?”
• Other Lawyer: “Objection. That question should be taken out and shot.”

• Lawyer: “And lastly, Gary, all your responses must be oral. Ok? What school do you go to?”
• Witness: “Oral.”
• Lawyer: “How old are you?”
• Witness: “Oral.”

• Lawyer: “What is your relationship with the plaintiff?”
• Witness: “She is my daughter.”
• Lawyer: “Was she your daughter on February 13, 1979?”

• Lawyer: “Now, you have investigated other murders, have you not, where there was a victim?”

• Lawyer: “Now, doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn’t know anything about it until the next morning?”

• Lawyer: “And what did he do then?”
• Witness: “He came home, and next morning he was dead.”
• Lawyer: “So when he woke up the next morning he was dead?”

• Lawyer: “Did you tell your lawyer that your husband had offered you indignities?”
• Witness: “He didn’t offer me nothing. He just said I could have the furniture.”

• Lawyer: “So, after the anesthesia, when you came out of it, what did you observe with respect to your scalp?”
• Witness: “I didn’t see my scalp the whole time I was in the hospital.”
• Lawyer: “It was covered?”
• Witness: “Yes, bandaged.”
• Lawyer: “Then, later on…what did you see?”
• Witness: “I had a skin graft. My whole buttocks and leg were removed and put on top of my head.”

• Lawyer: “Could you see him from where you were standing?”
• Witness: “I could see his head.”
• Lawyer: “And where was his head?”
• Witness: “Just above his shoulders.”

• Lawyer: “Do you drink when you’re on duty?”
• Witness: “I don’t drink when I’m on duty, unless I come on duty drunk.”

• Lawyer: “Any suggestions as to what prevented this from being a murder trial instead of an attempted murder trial?”
• Witness: “The victim lived.”

• Lawyer: “The truth of the matter is that you were not an unbiased, objective witness, isn’t it? You too were shot in the fracas.”
• Witness: “No, sir. I was shot midway between the fracas and the naval.”

• Lawyer: “Officer, what led you to believe the defendant was under the influence?”
• Witness: “Because he was argumentary, and he couldn’t pronunciate his words.”

DA: Will you tell us, in your own words, what happened the night of April 1st?
LoL: There I was, sitting there in my swing on my front porch on a warm spring evening, When a young man comes creeping up on the porch and sat down beside me.
DA: Did you know him?
LoL: No, but he sure was friendly.
DA: What happened after he sat down?
LoL:He started to rub my thigh.

DA: Did you stop him?
LoL: No, I didn’t stop him.
DA: Why not?
LoL: It felt good. Nobody had done that since my Albert died some 30 years ago.
DA: What happened next?
LoL: He began to rub my breasts.
DA: Did you stop him then?
LoL: No, I did not stop him.
DA: Why not?
LoL: His rubbing made me feel all alive and excited. I haven’t felt that good in years!

DA: What happened next?
LoL: Well, by then, I was feeling so “spicy” that I just lay down and told him “Take me, young man. Take me now!”
DA: Did he take you?
LoL: No! He just yelled, “April Fool!” And that’s when I shot him.

Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA  34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16.  After careful consideration, I
regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me
an assistant professor position in your department. 

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually
large number of rejection letters.  With such a varied and promising field
of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals. 

Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in
rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at
this time.  Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor
in your department this August.  I look forward to seeing you then. 

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen

  10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
  20 END

First year in College

  program Hello(input, output)
    begin
      writeln('Hello World')
    end.

Senior year in College

  (defun hello
    (print
      (cons 'Hello (list 'World))))

New professional

  #include <stdio.h>
  void main(void)
  {
    char *message[] = {"Hello ", "World"};
    int i;

    for(i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
      printf("%s", message[i]);
    printf("\n");
  }

Seasoned professional

  #include <iostream.h>
  #include <string.h>

  class string
  {
  private:
    int size;
    char *ptr;

  string() : size(0), ptr(new char[1]) { ptr[0] = 0; }

    string(const string &s) : size(s.size)
    {
      ptr = new char[size + 1];
      strcpy(ptr, s.ptr);
    }

    ~string()
    {
      delete [] ptr;
    }

    friend ostream &operator <<(ostream &, const string &);
    string &operator=(const char *);
  };

  ostream &operator<<(ostream &stream, const string &s)
  {
    return(stream << s.ptr);
  }

  string &string::operator=(const char *chrs)
  {
    if (this != &chrs)
    {
      delete [] ptr;
     size = strlen(chrs);
      ptr = new char[size + 1];
      strcpy(ptr, chrs);
    }
    return(*this);
  }

  int main()
  {
    string str;

    str = "Hello World";
    cout << str << endl;

    return(0);
  }

Master Programmer

  [
  uuid(2573F8F4-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820)
  ]
  library LHello
  {
      // bring in the master library
      importlib("actimp.tlb");
      importlib("actexp.tlb");

      // bring in my interfaces
      #include "pshlo.idl"

      [
      uuid(2573F8F5-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820)
      ]
      cotype THello
   {
   interface IHello;
   interface IPersistFile;
   };
  };

  [
  exe,
  uuid(2573F890-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820)
  ]
  module CHelloLib
  {

      // some code related header files
      importheader(<windows.h>);
      importheader(<ole2.h>);
      importheader(<except.hxx>);
      importheader("pshlo.h");
      importheader("shlo.hxx");
      importheader("mycls.hxx");

      // needed typelibs
      importlib("actimp.tlb");
      importlib("actexp.tlb");
      importlib("thlo.tlb");

      [
      uuid(2573F891-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820),
      aggregatable
      ]
      coclass CHello
   {
   cotype THello;
   };
  };

  #include "ipfix.hxx"

  extern HANDLE hEvent;

  class CHello : public CHelloBase
  {
  public:
      IPFIX(CLSID_CHello);

      CHello(IUnknown *pUnk);
      ~CHello();

      HRESULT  __stdcall PrintSz(LPWSTR pwszString);

  private:
      static int cObjRef;
  };

  #include <windows.h>
  #include <ole2.h>
  #include <stdio.h>
  #include <stdlib.h>
  #include "thlo.h"
  #include "pshlo.h"
  #include "shlo.hxx"
  #include "mycls.hxx"

  int CHello::cObjRef = 0;

  CHello::CHello(IUnknown *pUnk) : CHelloBase(pUnk)
  {
      cObjRef++;
      return;
  }

  HRESULT  __stdcall  CHello::PrintSz(LPWSTR pwszString)
  {
      printf("%ws
", pwszString);
      return(ResultFromScode(S_OK));
  }

  CHello::~CHello(void)
  {

  // when the object count goes to zero, stop the server
  cObjRef--;
  if( cObjRef == 0 )
      PulseEvent(hEvent);

  return;
  }

  #include <windows.h>
  #include <ole2.h>
  #include "pshlo.h"
  #include "shlo.hxx"
  #include "mycls.hxx"

  HANDLE hEvent;

   int _cdecl main(
  int argc,
  char * argv[]
  ) {
  ULONG ulRef;
  DWORD dwRegistration;
  CHelloCF *pCF = new CHelloCF();

  hEvent = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);

  // Initialize the OLE libraries
  CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);

  CoRegisterClassObject(CLSID_CHello, pCF, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER,
      REGCLS_MULTIPLEUSE, &dwRegistration);

  // wait on an event to stop
  WaitForSingleObject(hEvent, INFINITE);

  // revoke and release the class object
  CoRevokeClassObject(dwRegistration);
  ulRef = pCF->Release();

  // Tell OLE we are going away.
  CoUninitialize();

  return(0); }

  extern CLSID CLSID_CHello;
  extern UUID LIBID_CHelloLib;

  CLSID CLSID_CHello = { /* 2573F891-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820 */
      0x2573F891,
      0xCFEE,
      0x101A,
      { 0x9A, 0x9F, 0x00, 0xAA, 0x00, 0x34, 0x28, 0x20 }
  };

  UUID LIBID_CHelloLib = { /* 2573F890-CFEE-101A-9A9F-00AA00342820 */
      0x2573F890,
      0xCFEE,
      0x101A,
      { 0x9A, 0x9F, 0x00, 0xAA, 0x00, 0x34, 0x28, 0x20 }
  };

  #include <windows.h>
  #include <ole2.h>
  #include <stdlib.h>
  #include <string.h>
  #include <stdio.h>
  #include "pshlo.h"
  #include "shlo.hxx"
  #include "clsid.h"

  int _cdecl main(
  int argc,
  char * argv[]
  ) {
  HRESULT  hRslt;
  IHello        *pHello;
  ULONG  ulCnt;
  IMoniker * pmk;
  WCHAR  wcsT[_MAX_PATH];
  WCHAR  wcsPath[2 * _MAX_PATH];

  // get object path
  wcsPath[0] = '\0';
  wcsT[0] = '\0';
  if( argc > 1) {
      mbstowcs(wcsPath, argv[1], strlen(argv[1]) + 1);
      wcsupr(wcsPath);
      }
  else {
      fprintf(stderr, "Object path must be specified\n");
      return(1);
      }

  // get print string
  if(argc > 2)
      mbstowcs(wcsT, argv[2], strlen(argv[2]) + 1);
  else
      wcscpy(wcsT, L"Hello World");

  printf("Linking to object %ws\n", wcsPath);
  printf("Text String %ws\n", wcsT);

  // Initialize the OLE libraries
  hRslt = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);

  if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt)) {

      hRslt = CreateFileMoniker(wcsPath, &pmk);
      if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt))
   hRslt = BindMoniker(pmk, 0, IID_IHello, (void **)&pHello);

      if(SUCCEEDED(hRslt)) {

   // print a string out
   pHello->PrintSz(wcsT);

   Sleep(2000);
   ulCnt = pHello->Release();
   }
      else
   printf("Failure to connect, status: %lx", hRslt);

      // Tell OLE we are going away.
      CoUninitialize();
      }

  return(0);
  }

Apprentice Hacker

  #!/usr/local/bin/perl
  $msg="Hello, world.\n";
  if ($#ARGV >= 0) {
    while(defined($arg=shift(@ARGV))) {
      $outfilename = $arg;
      open(FILE, ">" . $outfilename) || die "Can't write $arg: $!\n";
      print (FILE $msg);
      close(FILE) || die "Can't close $arg: $!\n";
    }
  } else {
    print ($msg);
  }
  1;

Experienced Hacker

  #include <stdio.h>
  #define S "Hello, World\n"
  main(){exit(printf(S) == strlen(S) ? 0 : 1);}

Seasoned Hacker

  % cc -o a.out ~/src/misc/hw/hw.c
  % a.out

Guru Hacker

  % echo "Hello, world."

New Manager

  10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
  20 END

Middle Manager

  mail -s "Hello, world." bob@b12
  Bob, could you please write me a program that prints "Hello, world."?
  I need it by tomorrow.
  ^D

Senior Manager

  % zmail jim
  I need a "Hello, world." program by this afternoon.

Chief Executive

  % letter
  letter: Command not found.
  % mail
  To: ^X ^F ^C
  % help mail
  help: Command not found.
  % damn!
  !: Event unrecognized
  % logout

80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or without kids.
80% of Men who read this will try mixing the bleach and brake fluid.

* Most Likely to Change the World <= yeah, right!
* Best New Project
* Most Likely to Be Ambiguously Accused of Patent Violation <= nice one
* Most Likely to Get Users Sued <= *ROFL*
* Best Tool or Utility for SysAdmins
* Best Tool or Utility for Developers
* Best Project
* Best Project for the Enterprise
* Best Project for Educators
* Most Likely to Be the Next $1B Acquisition <= i want to get this one
* Best Project for Multimedia
* Best Project for Gamers

1. The Japanese eat very little fat, and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans, British or Australians;

2. The French eat lots of fat, and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans, British or Australians;

3. The Japanese drink very little red wine, and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans, British or Australians;

4. The French (and Italians) drink excessive amounts of red wine, and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans, British or Australians.

Conclusion: Eat and drink whatever you like, and in any quantities; it’s speaking English that kills you.

1. It is important to find a woman who cooks, cleans up and has a job.
2. It is important to find a woman who can make you laugh.
3. It is important to find a woman who you can trust and who doesn’t lie to you.
4. It is important to find a woman who is good in bed and who likes to be with you.
5. It is very important that these four women don’t know each other.

First there was God. He was quite lonely so he created Dennis.

Dennis was unimpressed with God.

So,… God created Brian.

But, Brian got bored with God.

So Brian and Dennis started playing, and they created C. God saw
C, and saw that it was good. So he decided to let Brian and
Dennis play some more.

Then Brian and Dennis created Unix. God saw Unix, and he was
jealous. So he created Bill to torment Brian and Dennis and
obscure their creation (for God could not destroy Unix, for he
secretly admired its perfection).

So Bill created Microsoft. And Microsoft created Windows. And
God saw that it was bad, but it had market share, so he was
happy. Then Bill got cocky, and his ego got bigger than God’s. So
to knock Bill down a couple of pegs, God put into effect, a
wondrous plan.

First God created Tim. And Tim created the World Wide Web
(using Unix, of course). This was good, but not THAT good. So God
created Marc. Marc created Mosaic (using Unix, of course).
Mosaic created a huge feeding frenzy that has got a lot of people
who are reading this their jobs.

But that’s a different story. Mosaic was good, and God saw it
was good, so he allowed Marc to start Netscape. Back to this
later.

But all this time Brian and Dennis started to make something
better than Unix called Plan 9 (because God was successful in
foiling Brian and Dennis’ previous seven plans [there was no
Plan 8 because Brian and Dennis pulled the wool over God's eyes
and just jumped to Plan 9, which was too bright a move for even
God
to figure out.]
)

Eventually, God figured out how to create Larry.

No one knows how or why he created Larry, except perhaps to
reduce productivity at the Jet Propulsion Labs at NASA. [Rumors
are that God created Larry because he secretly liked what Dennis
and Brian had done with C, but didn’t think C and Unix was
enough — this probably isn’t true because God believed he had
destroyed Brian and Dennis’ plans by destroying Plans 1-7, and
by creating Microsoft to slay their beloved Unix.

Anyhow, Larry created Perl (using Unix and C, of course), and
God saw it was good, so he made Randal. Larry and Randal wrote
books about Perl. And everyone saw that this was good, except
snobs who were too much into C, Windows, and Intel. (It so
happens
that Randal was so cool he figured out a way to break into Unix
at Intel, and Intel sued him for it but that’s another story
also
– chances are Randal would not have been able to break into
*Plan 9* at Intel, but Intel isn’t cool enough to be running
Plan 9)

Anyhow, back to Randal. So Randal and Larry wrote books, but
they had to be nice because of the people they worked for. So
then came Tom. But back to Tom later.

Anyhow, God saw Netscape (made using Unix and C, of course),
and he saw it was good, and that annoyed Bill quite a bit. And
that made Him very happy, and made Marc very rich. But Bill was
very very rich. But that’s a *completely* different story.

But as good as Larry’s creation, Perl, was, it couldn’t do
everything, so God created Scott. Scott announced Java, and this
was big news. Now Java really pissed Bill off, because Bill
also created Blackbird, and Java killed Blackbird. This was bad
because killing Blackbird also meant killing the Microsoft
Network. And many rejoiced over that, but that, too is another
story.

Now Java, obviously had done much to annoy Bill. For Java was
so good that Bill had to license Java. All this time, Scott
poked lots of fun at Bill because Sun, which was where Scott
worked, made a better OS, derived — of course — from Unix,
which was better than Bill’s and Microsoft’s Windows.

Anyhow, even God’s creations Steve and Steve who created Apple
couldn’t make Bill license the much superior MacOS. But
finally, Bill had to license Java. So justice was served, and
Bill’s ego was served him on a platter for him to eat his
words. Or something. That part is unclear.

So by this time Windows and Microsoft and Bill in general
really sucked. Especially considering the advantages that Brian
and Dennis’ C and Unix, running Marc’s Netscape and Mosaic over
Tim’s World Wide Web, doing cool CGI stuff with Larry’s Perl,
which you learned from Randal and Tom, and got to program with
Scott’s Java.
And God realized he had put Bill down too far. So then God made
it so that Marc’s Netscape and Mosaic could run on Windows. We
already know that Bill had to license Java from Scott. We know
that Bill missed the boat for not beating Tim to the punch on
the World Wide Web. The last straw was for God to make it
possible for Larry’s Perl to run on Bill’s Windows.

So back to Tom. Tom was a Perl God. And God didn’t like this,
but Tom’s a God so there isn’t much God could do, so He couldn’t
stop Tom from saying things like “install an operating system on
your poor lonely computer the way God and Dennis intended”, and
“Espousing the eponymous /cgi-bin/perl.exe?FMH.pl execution
model is like reading a suicide note — three days too late.”

The moral to the story? God is fickle. That’s why Microsoft and
Bill and Windows exists. Do what God intended, install C, Unix,
Mosaic/Netscape, Java, and Perl on your system, and make
Brian, Dennis, Larry, Tim, Tom, Randal, Scott, and even Steve
and Steve, I’m sure, happy by doing so.

Oh yeah, Linus was cool too. He’s the guy you thank for being
able to run all the cool stuff on your crappy little Pee Cee.
(anything with > x86 on it, by default, is crappy, no PERSONAL
flames intended.

Jane went to the store to buy bread

should only be ended with an exclamation point if there is something
sensational about her going to the store, for example, if Jane is a
cocker spaniel or if Jane is on a diet that doesn’t allow bread or if
Jane doesn’t exist for some reason! See how easy it is?! Proper control
of exclamation points can add new meaning to your life! Call now to receive
my free pamphlet, “The Wonder and Mystery of the Exclamation Point!”!
Enclose fifteen(!) dollars for postage and handling! Operators are
standing by! (Which is pretty amazing, because they’re all cocker spaniels!)

Refer to their clients        Refer to their clients
as “users”.                   as “users”.

“The first one’s free!”       “Download a free trial
version…”

Have important South-East     Have important South-East
Asian connections             Asian connections
(to help move the stuff).     (to help debug the code).

Strange jargon:               Strange jargon:
“Stick,” “Rock,”              “SCSI,” “RTFM,”
“Dime bag,” “E”.              “Java,” “ISDN”.

Realize that there’s          Realize that there’s
tons of cash in the           tons of cash in the
14- to 25-year-old            14- to 25-year-old
market.                       market.

Job is assisted by the        Job is assisted by
industry’s producing          industry’s producing
newer, more potent mixes.     newer, faster machines.

Often seen in the company     Often seen in the company
of pimps and hustlers.        of marketing people and
venture capitalists.

Their product causes          DOOM. Quake. SimCity.
unhealthy addictions          Duke Nukem
Nuff said.

Do your job well, and         Do your job well and you’ll
you can sleep with            have time left over to
sexy movie stars who          downlaod some .mpg, .avi,
depend on you.                .mov, .jgp, .gif

Customers in trouble          Customers in trouble are
are given NO                  told to call TECH SUPPORT.
ASSISTANCE.

No Refunds! No Returns!       No Refunds! No Returns!

You have tennis elbow.
Soak your arm in warm water,
avoid heavy labor,
it will be better in two weeks.

Later that evening, while thinking how amazing that computer was, John
began to wonder if it could be fooled. He decided to give it a try.
He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from
his wife and daughter. To top it off, he masterbated into the brew.
He went back to the drug store, poured the sample into the machine and
deposited $10.00. The machine again made the usual noise and printed out
the following analysis:

Your water is hard,
get a softener.

Your dog has worms,
get him shots.

Your daughter is using cocaine,
get her into a rehab clinic.

Your wife is pregnant,
it’s not yours, get a lawyer.

If you don’t stop jerking off,
your tennis elbow will never get better!

* TAKING OFF THE CLOTHES
With her agreement…………………………12 cal
Without her agreement……………………..187 cal

* TAKING OFF THE BRA
With both hands…………………………….8 cal
With one hand……………………………..12 cal
With one hand being slapped…………………37 cal
With the mouth…………………………….85 cal

* PUTTING ON THE CONDOM
With erection………………………………6 cal
Without erection………………………….315 cal

* WHEN DOING IT
Holding her up…………………………….12 cal
Just on the floor…………………………..8 cal

* POSITIONS
daddy-mummy……………………………….12 cal
69 laying………………………………….8 cal
69 standing up……………………………112 cal
Trolley………………………………….216 cal
Italian chandelier………………………..912 cal

* HAVING AN ORGASM
Real…………………………………….112 cal
Fake…………………………………….315 cal

* POST ORGASM
Staying in bed…………………………….18 cal
Jumping off the bed………………………..36 cal
Explaining why she jumped off the bed……….816 cal

* GETTING THE SECOND ERECTION
Between 16 and 19 years of age………………12 cal
from 20 to 29……………………………..36 cal
from 30 to 39…………………………….108 cal
from 40 to 49…………………………….324 cal
from 50 to 59…………………………….972 cal
over 60…………………………………2916 cal

* PUTTING ON THE CLOTHES
Quietly…………………………………..32 cal
Being in a hurry…………………………..98 cal
With her husband opening the door………….1218 cal

DOS Beer:
Requires you to use your own can opener, and requires you to read the directions carefully before opening the can. Originally only came in an 8-oz. can, but now comes in a 16-oz. can. However, the can is divided into 8 compartments of 2 oz. each, which have to be accessed separately. Soon to be discontinued, although a lot of people are going to keep drinking it after it’s no longer available.

Mac Beer:
At first, came only a 16-oz. can, but now comes in a 32-oz. can. Considered by many to be a “light” beer. All the cans look identical. When you take one from the fridge, it opens itself. The ingredients list is not on the can. If you call to ask about the ingredients, you are told that “you don’t need to know.” A notice on the side reminds you to drag your empties to the trashcan.

Windows 3.1 Beer:
The world’s most popular. Comes in a 16-oz. can that looks a lot like Mac Beer’s. Requires that you already own a DOS Beer. Claims that it allows you to drink several DOS Beers simultaneously, but in reality you can only drink a few of them, very slowly, especially slowly if you are drinking the Windows Beer at the same time. Sometimes, for apparently no reason, a can of Windows Beer will explode when you open it.

OS/2 Beer:
Comes in a 32-oz can. Does allow you to drink several DOS Beers simultaneously. Allows you to drink Windows 3.1 Beer simultaneously too, but somewhat slower. Advertises that its cans won’t explode when you open them, even if you shake them up. You never really see anyone drinking OS/2 Beer, but the manufacturer (International Beer Manufacturing) claims that 9 million six-packs have been sold.

Windows 95 Beer:
You can’t buy it yet, but a lot of people have taste-tested it and claim it’s wonderful. The can looks a lot like Mac Beer’s can, but tastes more like Windows 3.1 Beer. It comes in 32-oz. cans, but when you look inside, the cans only have 16 oz. of beer in them. Most people will probably keep drinking Windows 3.1 Beer until their friends try Windows 95 Beer and say they like it. The ingredients list, when you look at the small print, has some of the same ingredients that come in DOS beer, even though the manufacturer claims that this is an entirely new brew.

Windows NT Beer:
Comes in 32-oz. cans, but you can only buy it by the truckload. This causes most people to have to go out and buy bigger refrigerators. The can looks just like Windows 3.1 Beer’s, but the company promises to change the can to look just like Windows 95 Beer’s – after Windows 95 beer starts shipping. Touted as an “industrial strength” beer, and suggested only for use in bars.

Unix Beer:
Comes in several different brands, in cans ranging from 8 oz. to 64 oz. Drinkers of Unix Beer display fierce brand loyalty, even though they claim that all the different brands taste almost identical. Sometimes the pop- tops break off when you try to open them, so you have to have your own can opener around for those occasions, in which case you either need a complete set of instructions, or a friend who has been drinking Unix Beer for several years.

AmigaDOS Beer:
The company has gone out of business, but their recipe has been picked up by some weird German company, so now this beer will be an import. This beer never really sold very well because the original manufacturer didn’t understand marketing. Like Unix Beer, AmigaDOS Beer fans are an extremely loyal and loud group. It originally came in a 16-oz. can, but now comes in 32-oz. cans too. When this can was originally introduced, it appeared flashy and colorful, but the design hasn’t changed much over the years, so it appears dated now. Critics of this beer claim that it is only meant for watching TV anyway.

VMS Beer:
Requires minimal user interaction, except for popping the top and sipping. However cans have been known on occasion to explode, or contain extremely un-beer-like contents. Best drunk in high pressure development environments. When you call the manufacturer for the list of ingredients, you’re told that is proprietary and referred to an unknown listing in the manuals published by the FDA. Rumors are that this was once listed in the Physicians’ Desk Reference as a tranquilizer, but no one can claim to have actually seen it.

2. VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj.
Female…. Fully opening up one’s self emotionally to another.
Male…. Playing football without a cup.

3. COMMUNICATION (ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon) n.
Female… The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one’s partner.
Male… Leaving a note before taking off on a fishing trip with the boys.

4. COMMITMENT (ko-mit-ment) n.
Female…. A desire to get married and raise a family.
Male…… Trying not to hit on other women while out with this one.

5. ENTERTAINMENT (en-ter-tayn-ment) n.
Female…. A good movie, concert, play or book.
Male…… Anything that can be done while drinking beer.

6. FLATULENCE (flach-u-lens) n.
Female…. An embarrassing byproduct of indigestion.
Male…… A source of entertainment, self-expression, male bonding.

7 MAKING LOVE (may-king luv) n.
Female…… The greatest expression of intimacy a couple can achieve.
Male.. Call it whatever you want, just as long as we do it.

8. REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl) n.
Female…. A device for changing from one TV channel to another.
Male… A device for scanning through all 375 channels every 5 minutes.