Wow, love this one! smiles ----- Original Message ----- From: "delma bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "CookingFriends" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "OurKitchenTable2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "CatsRecipes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "world_recipes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:29 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Night Before Christmas, a new Version
> > > night before christmas > > Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Net, There were > hacker's a surfing. Nerds? Yeah, you bet. > > The e-mails were stacked by the modem with care, In hopes that St. > Nicholas > soon would be there. > > The newbies were nestled all snug by their screens, While visions of Java > danced in their dreams. > > My wife on the sofa and me with a snack, We just settled down at my rig > (it's a Mac). > > When out in the Web there arose such a clatter, I jumped to the site to > see > what was the matter. > > To a new page my Mac flew like a flash, Then made a slight gurgle. It > started to crash!! > > I gasped at the thought and started to grouse, Then turned my head > sideways > and clicked on my mouse. > > When what to my wondering eyes should appear, My Mac jumped to a page that > wasn't quite clear. > > When the image resolved, so bright and so quick, I knew in a moment it > must > be St. Nick! > > More rapid than mainframes, more graphics they came, Then Nick glanced > toward my screen, my Mac called them by name; "Now Compaq! Now Acer!", my > speaker did reel; "On Apple! On Gateway!" Santa started to squeal! > > "Jump onto the circuits! And into the chip! > > Now speed it up! Speed it up! Make this thing hip!" > > The screen gave a flicker, he was into my RAM, Then into my room rose a > full > hologram! > > He was dressed in all red, from his head to his shoes, Which were black > (the > white socks he really should lose). > > He pulled out some discs he had stored in his backpack. > > Santa looked like a dude who was rarin' to hack! > > His eyes, how they twinkled! His glasses, how techno! > > This ain't the same Santa that I used to know! > > With a wink of his eye and a nod of his head, Santa soon let me know I had > nothing to dread. > > He spoke not a word, gave my Mac a quick poke, And accessed my C drive > with > only a stroke. > > He defragged my hard drive, and added a DIMM, Then threw in some cool > games, > just on a whim! > > He worked without noise, his fingers they flew! > > He distorted some pictures with Kai's Power Goo! > > He updated Office, Excel and Quicken, Then added a screensaver with a red > clucking chicken! > > My eyes widened a bit, my mouth stood agape, As he added the latest > version > of Netscape. > > The drive gave a whirl, as if it were pleased, St. Nick coyly smiled, the > computer appeased. > > Then placing his finger on the bridge of his nose, Santa turned into > nothing > but ones and zeros! > > He flew back into my screen and through my uplink, Back into the net with > barely a blink. > > But I heard his sweet voice as he flew from my sight, "Happy surfing to > all, > and to all a good byte!" > > Delma > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.20/588 - Release Date: > 12/15/2006 10:02 > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
