Like the other person who forwarded this to a list where I found it, it is OFF Topic, but I liked it none the less and I just couldn't resist.
---begin forwarded >I know that this is off-topic, but it reminded me of some >of the discussions we've had on this list. Enjoy! : ) > >Subject:Haiku poetry instead of Microsoft error messages > >An e-mail currently circulating through cyberspace offers >Haiku in place of the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft >error messages. Haiku poetry has strict construction rules >-each poem has only 17 syllables; 5 in the first, 7 >in the second and 5 in the third line. > >Your file was so big. >It might be very useful, >But now it is gone. >_______________ > >The Web site you seek >Cannot be located, but >Countless more exist. >_________________ > >Chaos reigns within. >Reflect, repent, and reboot. >Order shall return. >__________________ > >Program aborting: >Close all that you have worked on. >You ask far too much. >____________________ > >Windows NT crashed. >I am the Blue Screen of Death. >No one hears your screams. >______________________ > >Yesterday it worked. >Today it is not working. >Windows is like that. >______________________ > >First snow, then silence. >This thousand-dollar screen dies >So beautifully. >_______________________ > >With searching comes loss >And the presence of absence: >"My Novel" not found. >_______________________ > >The Tao that is seen >Is not the true Tao - until >You bring fresh toner. >______________________ > >Stay the patient course. >Of little worth is your ire. >The network is down. >_______________________ > >A crash reduces >Your expensive computer >To a simple stone. >______________________ > >Three things are certain: >Death, taxes and lost data. >Guess which has occurred. >_____________________ > >You step in the stream, >But the water has moved on. >This page is not here. >_______________________ > >Out of memory. >We wish to hold the whole sky, >But we never will. >_______________________ > >Having been erased, >The document you're seeking >Must now be retyped. >________________________ > >Serious error. >All shortcuts have disappeared. >Screen. Mind. Both are blank. > > >Isn't that better than "your computer has performed an >illegal operation? > ---end forwarded <<>> Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. Blessings, Denny <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
