From popserver Sat June 23 01:26:18 GMT 1995 Received: from postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu by sparc0a.cs.uiuc.edu with SMTP id AA07958 (5.67b/IDA-1.5); Thu, 22 Jun 1995 13:31:13 -0500 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id SAA29852; Thu, 22 Jun 1995 18:30:36 GMT Received: from sleepless.acm.uiuc.edu (listmgr@sleepless.acm.uiuc.edu [128.174.38.215]) by postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id NAA25872; Thu, 22 Jun 1995 13:30:08 -0500 Received: (from listmgr@localhost) by sleepless.acm.uiuc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id SAA14964; Thu, 22 Jun 1995 18:30:04 GMT Return-Path: Resent-Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 18:30:04 GMT X-Ph: V4.4@postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu From: jwthomp Message-Id: <199506221829.AA06035@sparc14.cs.uiuc.edu> Subject: (Fwd) FW: Dr. Suess & modern technology (fwd) To: exec@sleepless.acm.uiuc.edu Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 13:29:55 -0500 (CDT) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Resent-Message-Id: <"tF4M-2.0.kL5.hQRwl"@sleepless> Resent-From: exec@acm.uiuc.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/1438 X-Loop: exec@acm.uiuc.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: exec-request@acm.uiuc.edu Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1739 Status: RO I got this of of the firewalls mailing list and thought it was pretty funny.. so here you go.. -Jeff > > > I think we all need a little humour break here. It is Hot. It is Muggy. > It is Summer (well, is going to be...). From a friend at CECOM... > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > What If Dr. Seuss Did Technical Training Manuals? > > 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! > > > -- >