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On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 11:06 AM, John Hansen <whitover-1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Microsoft Cafe > > Customer: Waiter! > > Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill and I'll be your Support Waiter. What seems > to be the problem? > > Customer: There's a fly in my soup! > > Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time. > > Customer: No, it's still there. > > Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're using the soup; try eating it with a > fork instead. > > Customer: Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there. > > Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl; what kind of bowl > are you using? > > Customer: A SOUP bowl! > > Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it's a configuration problem; how > was the bowl set up? > > Customer: You brought it to me on a saucer; what has that to do with the > fly in my soup? > > Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you noticed the fly > in your soup? > > Customer: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day! > > Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of the Day? > > Customer: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day? > > Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour. > > Customer: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now? > > Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato. > > Customer: Fine. Bring me the tomato soup and the check. I'm running late > now. > > [Waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup and the check.] > > Waiter: Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check. > > Customer: This is potato soup. > > Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasn't ready yet. > > Customer: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything. [Waiter leaves.] > > Customer: Waiter! Now there's a mosquito in my soup! > > The check: > Soup of the Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5.00 > Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day. . . $ 2.50 > Access to support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00 > Editors Note: Bug in the soup........included at no extra charge (will > be fixed with Tomorrow's soup of the day. Tomorrow's soup of the day *is* fly soup. -- Martinus Scriblerus scripsit ex 50º 21' N, 4º41' W -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html