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  1. A Windows user spends 1/3 of his life sleeping, 1/3 working, 1/3 waiting.

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  3. Computers: Working daily to make the human brain obsolete.


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  5. If you give someone a program, you will frustrate them for a day; if you teach them how to program, you will frustrate them for a lifetime.


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  7. A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history – with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila”


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  9. The great thing about Object Oriented code is that it can make small, simple problems look like large, complex ones.


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  11. Real men don’t use backups, they post their stuff on a public ftp server and let the rest of the world make copies.


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  13. If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.


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  15. Every program has two purposes — one for which it was written and another for which it wasn’t.

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  17. A computer is almost human – except that it does not blame its mistakes on another computer.

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  19. Computers will never replace books. You can’t stand on a floppy disk to reach a high shelf.

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  21. Real programmers don’t document. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.

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  23. Programmer – A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects.


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  25. Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software is Only for Fools and Teenagers.

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  27. Some things Man was never meant to know. For everything else, there’s Google.


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  29. Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors.


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  31. Any programming language is at its best before it is implemented and used.

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  33. I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code

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  35. Windows 2000: Designed for the Internet. The Internet: Designed for UNIX.

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  37. Asking if computers can think is like asking if submarines can swim.

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  39. A computer scientist is someone who fixes things that aren’t broken.

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  41. Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. Computers are from hell.

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  43. The definition of an upgrade: Take old bugs out, put new ones in.

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  45. Difference between a virus and windows ? Viruses rarely fail.

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  47. Of course I know how to copy disks. Where’s the xerox machine?

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  49. SUPERCOMPUTER: what it sounded like before you bought it.

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  51. Computers: working daily to make the human brain obsolete.

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  53. Best file compression around: “DEL *.*” = 100% compression

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  55. Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.


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  57. A hacker does for love what others would not do for money.


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  59. Programmers are tools for converting caffeine into code.

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  61. All computers run at the same speed…with the power off.


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  63. You never finish a program, you just stop working on it.

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  65. True Multitasking = 3 computers and a chair with wheels!


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  67. Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.

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  69. A user friendly computer first requires a friendly user.

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  71. Nobody has ever, ever, EVER learned all of WordPerfect.

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  73. According to my calculations the problem doesn’t exist.

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  75. WARNING: Keyboard Not Attached. Press F10 to Continue.

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  77. May the bugs of many programs nest on your hard drive.

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  79. Maintenance-free: When it breaks, it can’t be fixed…

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  81. A program is never finished until the programmer dies.

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  83. Willyoupleasehelpmefixmykeyboard?Thespacebarisbroken!

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  85. Press any key to continue or any other key to quit…

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  87. Computer Science: solving today’s problems tomorrow.


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  89. Multitasking: Screwing up several things at once…


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  91. Life would be much easier if I had the source code.


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  93. Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither did I…

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  95. If at first you don’t succeed, call it version 1.0

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  97. Air conditioned environment – Do NOT open Windows!


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  99. Who’s General Failure & why’s he reading my disk?


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  101. Email returned to sender — insufficient voltage.

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  103. Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes.


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  105. Bad or missing mouse driver. Spank the cat [Y/N]?

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  107. It said “Insert disk #3”, but only two will fit!


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  109. I hit the CTRL key but I’m still not in control!


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  111. Do files get embarrassed when they get unzipped?


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  113. Bad command or filename. Go stand in the corner.

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  115. (A)bort, (R)etry, (I)nfluence with large hammer.


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  117. Trojan: Storage device for replicating codes…


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  119. Buy a Pentium IV 2GHz so you can reboot faster.

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  121. Be aware of Programmers who carry screwdrivers.

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  123. To be, or not to be, those are the parameters.

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  125. Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue…


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  127. Cannot load Windows 95, Incorrect DOS Version.

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  129. Windows isn’t a virus, viruses do something.


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  131. But I don’t have an “any key” on my computer!


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  134. Evolution is God’s way of issuing upgrades.

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  136. Programming is an art form that fights back.


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  138. One person’s error is another person’s data.


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  140. Daddy, what does FORMATTING DRIVE C mean?.

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  142. Bad Command or File Name. Good try, though.


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  144. Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (T)hrowup


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  146. RAM DISK is not an installation procedure!


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  148. UNIX: when you can’t afford the very best


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  150. Press any key…no, no, no, NOT THAT ONE!


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  152. I used to have a life, then I got a computer!


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  154. Home is where the computer is plugged in.

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  156. COMMAND: A suggestion made to a computer.

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  158. Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic


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  160. ASCII stupid question, get a stupid ANSI!

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  162. Computer programmers do it byte by byte.

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  164. Bug? That’s not a bug, that’s a feature.


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  166. Any program that runs right is obsolete.


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  168. Feel lucky???? Update your software!.


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  170. Bugs come in through open Windows.

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  172. To go forward, you must backup.


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  174. One picture is worth 128K words.

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  176. (A)bort, (R)etry, (G)et a beer?

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  178. The more I C, the less I see.

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  180. This time it will surely run.

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  182. The Computer made me do it.


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  184. PC users swear at their PC.

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  186. Hit any user to continue.

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  188. A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer.


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  190. A bug in the code is worth two in the documentation.


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  192. According to my calculations the problem doesn’t exist.

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  194. A computer’s attention span is as long as its power cord.


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  196. A computer scientist is someone who fixes things that aren’t broken.
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  198. Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.


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  200. Air conditioned environment – Do not open Windows!

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  202. All computers wait at the same speed.


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  204. All you need to know is the user interface.


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  206. Any programming language is at its best before it is implemented and used.

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  208. Any program that runs right is obsolete.


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  210. A paperless office has about as much chance as a paperless bathroom.


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  212. A printer consists of three main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light.

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  214. A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?

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  216. A program is never finished until the programmer dies.

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  218. ASCII stupid question, get a stupid ANSI!

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  220. As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error.

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  222. A user friendly computer first requires a friendly user.


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  224. A user will find any interface design intuitive…with enough practice.


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  226. Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic

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  228. Bad or missing mouse driver. Spank the cat [Y/N]?

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  230. Best file compression around: “DEL *.*” = 100% compression


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  232. Beta. Software undergoes beta testing shortly before it’s released. Beta is Latin for “still doesn’t work.”

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  234. Bug? That’s not a bug, that’s a feature.

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  236. Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will use it.

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  238. Buy a Pentium 586/200 so you can reboot faster.

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  240. Cannot load Windows 95, Incorrect DOS Version.

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  242. COFFEE.EXE Missing—Insert Cup and Press Any Key.

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  244. Compatible: Gracefully accepts erroneous data from any source.

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  246. Computer analyst to programmer: “You start coding. I’ll go find out what they want.”


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  248. Computer and car salesmen differ in that the latter know when they are lying


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  250. Computer programmers do it byte by byte.

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  252. Computer programmers don’t byte, they nibble a bit.

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  254. Computers are a more fun way to do the same work you’d have to do without them.

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  256. Computers are like air-conditioners: both stop working, if you open windows.

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  258. Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.

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  260. Computers are unreliable, but humans are even more unreliable.


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  262. Computers can never replace human stupidity.


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  264. Computer Science: solving today’s problems tomorrow.


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  266. Computers follow your orders, not your intentions.


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  268. Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes.


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  270. Crashing is the only thing windows does quickly.

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  272. Daddy, what does FORMATTING DRIVE C mean?


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  274. Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors.


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  276. Disinformation is not as good as datinformation.

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  278. Don’t compute and drive; the life you save may be your own.


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  280. Don’t document the program; program the document.


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  282. Don’t hit the keys so hard, it hurts.


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  284. Don’t let the computer bugs bite!


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  286. DOS=HIGH? I knew it was on something!


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  288. Email returned to sender — insufficient voltage.


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  290. Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue…


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  292. Error:015: Unable to exit Windows. Try the door.


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  294. Error: Problem exists between keyboard and chair.


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  296. Error reading FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N)


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  298. Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither did I…


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  300. Every bug you find is the last one.


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  302. Every time I type ‘win’, I loose …


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  304. Excuse me for butting in, but I’m interrupt-driven.


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  306. Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with the software.


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  308. …..File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)

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  310. For any problem there is a solution that is simple, quick, and ultimately worse than the problem.


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  312. Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.


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  314. Hi, my name is Any Key. Please don’t hit me!
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  316. Hit any user to continue.


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  318. Home is where the computer is plugged in.


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  320. How an engineer writes a program: Start by debugging an empty file…


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  322. I am a computer, dumber than any human and smarter than an administrator.

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  324. If at first you don’t succeed, call it version 1.0.


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  326. If a train station is where the train stops, what is a work station?


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  328. I finally made my stupid computer faster; I dropped it out of the window, and it went really fast.

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  330. If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce today would cost $100, get a million miles to the gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.


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  332. If the pen is mightier than the sword, and a picture is worth a thousand words, how dangerous is a fax?


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  334. If your computer says, “Printer out of Paper,” this problem cannot be resolved by continuously clicking the “OK” button.


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  336. I have a dream: 1073741824 bytes free.


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  338. I haven’t lost my mind; it’s backed up on tape somewhere.


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  340. I hit the CTRL key but I’m still not in control!


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  342. I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done.


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  344. In a few minutes a computer can make a mistake so great that it would take many men many months to equal it.


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  346. Is reading in the bathroom considered Multi-Tasking.


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  348. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.


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  350. It said “Insert disk 3…” but only 2 fit.


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  352. It’s not a bug; it’s an undocumented feature.

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  354. It works! Now if only I could remember what I did…

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  356. I wish life has a scroll back buffer.


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  358. Keyboard : Instrument used to enter errors into computer.


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  360. Keyboard not connected, press F1 to continue.


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  362. MACINTOSH stands for Most Applications Crash If Not The Operating System Hangs.


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  364. Maintenance-free: When it breaks, it can’t be fixed…


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  366. Math problems? Call 1-800-[(10x)(ln(13e))]-[sin(xy)/2.362x]


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  368. Melted fruit snacks found on Keyboard. Delete nephew [Y/N]?


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  370. MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software is Only for Fools and Teenagers.


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  372. Mommy! The cursor’s winking at me!


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  374. My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.

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  376. Never say “OOPS!” always say “Ah, Interesting!”


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  378. No matter how much data you add to your laptop, it will not get heavier.


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  380. Of course I know how to copy disks. Where’s the xerox machine?


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  382. One person’s error is another person’s data.


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  384. One picture is worth 128K words.


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  386. Operator! Trace this call and tell me where I am.


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  388. Owners of digital watches: Your day’s are numbered!


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  390. Press any key…no, no, no, NOT THAT ONE!


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  392. Press any key to continue or any other key to quit…

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  394. Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to continue….

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  396. Programmers don’t die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.


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  398. Programmer’s Time-Space Continuum: Programmers continuously space the time.


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  400. RAM disk is NOT an installation procedure.


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  402. Reference Manual: Object that raises the monitor to eye level. Also used to compensate for that short table leg.

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  404. Scheduled Release Date: A carefully calculated date determined by estimating the actual shipping date and subtracting six months from it.

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  406. Shift to the left! Shift to the right! Pop up, push down, byte, byte, byte!


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  408. Shutting down networkservers reguarly during worktime prevents RSI and develops social contacts at work.


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  410. Speed Kills! Use Windows


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  412. System going down at 1:!45 for disk crashing.


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  414. The box said: ‘install on Wind!ows 95, NT 4.0 or better’. So I installed it on Linux.


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  416. The definition of an upgra!de: Take old bugs out, put new ones in.


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  418. The name is Baud……, James Baud.


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  420. The program is absolute!ly right; therefore the computer must be wrong


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  422. The Queue Principle: The longer you wait in line, the greater the likelihood that you are standing in the wrong line.


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  424. There are never enough hours in a day, but always too many days before Saturday.


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  426. There are only 10 types of peo!ple in this world: those who understand binary, and those who don’t.”


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  428. There are two ways to write error-free! programs; only the third one works.


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  430. There can never be a comput!er language in which you cannot write a bad program.


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  432. There were computers in Biblical times. Eve had an Apple.

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  434. These settings will have no effect until you restart the system.


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  436. Those who can, do. Those w!ho cannot, teach. Those who cannot teach, HACK!


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  438. To be, or not to be, those are the parameters.


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  440. To err is human, !but to really foul things up requires a computer.


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  442. User error: replace user and press any key to continue.


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  444. Warning, keyboard not found. Press Enter to continue.


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  446. Who’s General Failure and why’s he reading my disk?


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  448. Why doesn’t DOS ever say “EXCELLENT command or filename!”


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  450. Why do they call this a word !processor? It’s simple, … you’ve seen what food processors do to food, right?

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  452. Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users?

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  454. Will the information superhighway have any rest stops?

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  456. Windows 3.1 not found: (C)heer, (P)arty, (D)ance?

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  458. Windows is NOT a virus. Viruses DO something.

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  460. WINDOWS stands for Will Install Needless Data On Whole System.
  461. !mph of marketing over technology.


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  463. You are making prog!ress if each mistake is a new one.


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  465. You don’t have to know how t!he computer works, just how to work the computer.


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  467. You forgot to do your ba!ckup 16 days ago. Tomorrow you’ll need that version.

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  469. You had mail, but the su!per-user read it, and deleted it!

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  471. You never finish a pro!gram, you just stop working on it.

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  473. Unix is user-friendly. !!It’s just very selective about who its friends are.

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