Geek Humour From Ten Years Ago
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softpawIn the process of setting up my new PC, I needed a floppy disk for the SATA drivers. So, I grabbed the first one I found out of the drawer, and saw it had files on it, a bunch of .eml files. Thankfully, they were saved in plain text, so I could open them; they were emails I had saved from one of my earliest email accounts.
Most of them were joke emails, and this one particularly made me giggle, just because of how outdated it is. So, I give you "You might be a geek if...".
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Today's MailBits.com Joke:
You may be a geek if...
You've ever used a computer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of
the same weekend.
You find yourself interrupting computer store salesman to
correct something he said.
The first thing you notice when walking in a business is
their computer system. ...and offer advice on how you would
change it.
You've ever mounted a magnetic tape reel.
You own any shareware.
You know more IP addresses than phone numbers.
You've ever accidentally dialed an IP address.
Your friends use you as tech support.
You've ever named a computer.
You have your local computer store on speed dial.
You can't carry on a conversation without talking about
computers.
Co-workers have to E-mail you about the fire alarm to get you
out of the building.
You've ever found "stray" diskettes when doing laundry.
Your computer has it's own phone line - but your teenager
doesn't.
You check the national weather service web page for current
weather conditions (rather than look out the window).
You know more URLs than street addresses.
Your pet has a web page.
You get really excited when Yahoo adds your link.
You have ever sent E-mail to someone sitting next to you.
You have ever had a dream involving computers.
You have ever modified an ini file.
You would sell your grandmother for more bandwidth.
You start tilting your head sideways to smile.
You get up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop to check
your E-mail on your way back to bed.
You've entered that USR X2 contest so many times you get e-
mail saying "Forget it, Mike you are not going to win, just
go buy the modem".
You know what the USR X2 contest is.
If you have ever dozed off while at the computer.
Have ever e-mailed yourself .
The tech support folks at your ISP call YOU for the tough
ones.
You have more than one copy of the same version of software
on your machine.
You have ever submitted a tip to windows95.com.
You have ever chatted with someone while talking to them on
the phone.
You are surprised that there are other real foods besides
pizza.
Ten years ago, this was obscure geek humour. Nowadays, the references that aren't obsolete apply to pretty much everyone universally, from the uber-nerds to the blue-collar labourers. And while I don't usually get all philosophical and stuff, I have to wonder what things will look like ten years from now :-)
Most of them were joke emails, and this one particularly made me giggle, just because of how outdated it is. So, I give you "You might be a geek if...".
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T H E B E S T T H I N G S I N L I F E A R E F R E E !
Like Hope. And Love. And Laughter. Tired of negativity?
A daily, inspirational email from Your Life Support System
can make a BIG difference. To subscribe for FREE send
a blank email to lifesupport-subscribe@topica.com. Or
visit http://mailbits.net/ad/lssystem.asp for samples.
"I read Life Support FIRST every day!" -- Happy subscriber
===========================================================
Today's MailBits.com Joke:
You may be a geek if...
You've ever used a computer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of
the same weekend.
You find yourself interrupting computer store salesman to
correct something he said.
The first thing you notice when walking in a business is
their computer system. ...and offer advice on how you would
change it.
You've ever mounted a magnetic tape reel.
You own any shareware.
You know more IP addresses than phone numbers.
You've ever accidentally dialed an IP address.
Your friends use you as tech support.
You've ever named a computer.
You have your local computer store on speed dial.
You can't carry on a conversation without talking about
computers.
Co-workers have to E-mail you about the fire alarm to get you
out of the building.
You've ever found "stray" diskettes when doing laundry.
Your computer has it's own phone line - but your teenager
doesn't.
You check the national weather service web page for current
weather conditions (rather than look out the window).
You know more URLs than street addresses.
Your pet has a web page.
You get really excited when Yahoo adds your link.
You have ever sent E-mail to someone sitting next to you.
You have ever had a dream involving computers.
You have ever modified an ini file.
You would sell your grandmother for more bandwidth.
You start tilting your head sideways to smile.
You get up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop to check
your E-mail on your way back to bed.
You've entered that USR X2 contest so many times you get e-
mail saying "Forget it, Mike you are not going to win, just
go buy the modem".
You know what the USR X2 contest is.
If you have ever dozed off while at the computer.
Have ever e-mailed yourself .
The tech support folks at your ISP call YOU for the tough
ones.
You have more than one copy of the same version of software
on your machine.
You have ever submitted a tip to windows95.com.
You have ever chatted with someone while talking to them on
the phone.
You are surprised that there are other real foods besides
pizza.
Ten years ago, this was obscure geek humour. Nowadays, the references that aren't obsolete apply to pretty much everyone universally, from the uber-nerds to the blue-collar labourers. And while I don't usually get all philosophical and stuff, I have to wonder what things will look like ten years from now :-)