Resent-From: jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:39:20 -0500 Message-Id: <199701212139.QAA20149@galaxy.cybergate.net> From: "Nancee Belshaw" To: festival AT cyberdrive DOT net Subject: [opendos] If Restaurants functioned like MicroSoft .N/A humor Reply-To: festival AT cyberdrive DOT net Resent-Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 12:49:30 -0500 (EST) Resent-To: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Resent-Message-Id: Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Precedence: bulk Hi all I hope you enjoy this!! > > If Restaurants functioned like Microsoft.... > > > >If restaurants functioned like shrink-wrapped (Microsoft) software: > > > > Patron: Waiter! > > Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support Waiter. What seems > >to be the problem? > > Patron: There's a fly in my soup! > > Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time. > > Patron: No, it's still there. > > Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're using the soup; try eating it with a > >fork instead. > > Patron: 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? > > Patron: A SOUP bowl! > > Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it's a configuration problem; how > >was the bowl set up? > > Patron: 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? > > Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day! > > Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of the Day? > > Patron: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day?? > > Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour. > > Patron: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now? > > Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato. > > Patron: 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. > > Patron: This is potato soup. > > Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasn't ready yet. > > Patron: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything. > > > > [waiter leaves.] > > > > Patron: Waiter! There's a gnat in my soup! > > > > > > The check: > > Soup of the Day . ........... . . . . . . . . . $5.00 > > Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day. . . . . . . . $2.50 > > Access to support . . . . . . . . . . ...........$1.00 Nancee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancees AT ix DOT netcom DOT com http://www.NanceeStar.com Astrological Forecasts and Profiles for Children, Pets and Adults Astrology and Psychotherapy SHOP THE WEB IN '97...Pass it on! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >