lynx-dev computer poetry (fwd)

[Laura Eaves]

From anotehr list I'm on...:

> From: David Andrews <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 17:30:09 -0500 (CDT)
>...
> Here is some "computer humor" that I found enjoyable.  Maybe we can raise
> the tone on these various lists, (grin.)
>
> David Andrews
>
> If Dr. Seuss Wrote Computer Manuals...
> >
> 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 icons put 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.
> >
> If the label on your cable on the gable at your house,
> Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
> But your packets want to tunnel to 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 suckers'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 your computer and be sure to tell your mom!