by jrob Moderator 13 Nov 2009

"A More Accurate Computer Term Dictionary"

State-of-the-art: Any computer you can't afford.

Obsolete: Any computer you own.

Microsecond: The time it takes for your state-of-the-
art computer to become obsolete.

G4: Apple's new Macs that make you say, "Gee, it's
four times faster than the computer I bought for the
same price a microsecond ago."

Syntax Error: Walking into a computer store and
saying, "Hi, I want to buy a computer and money
is no object."

Hard Drive: The sales technique employed by
computer salesmen, especially after a Syntax
Error.

GUI (pronounced "gooey"): What your computer
becomes after spilling your coke on it.

Keyboard: The standard way to generate computer
errors.

Mouse: An advanced input device to make computer
errors easier to generate.

Floppy: The state of your wallet after purchasing a
computer.

Laptop Computer: A device invented to force
businessmen to work at home, on vacation, and
on business trips.

Disk Crash: A typical computer response to any
critical deadline.

System Update: A quick method of trashing ALL
of your software.

general

158718

Comments (22)

by jrob Moderator 15 Nov 2009

Glad you all got a chuckle as I certainly did! Flowers all around barkeep!

158718

by manami 15 Nov 2009

:) Thank you for the smile! I needed it today! Love,Yoriko

88650

by tanuja 15 Nov 2009

Soo true n funny.

5753

by clawton 14 Nov 2009

Sooo cute. Loved them!

62461

by tippi 14 Nov 2009

Thanks now it is all clear. I just bought a new Dell computer 2 weeks ago. Still haven't learned how to use all of it.

27683

by iris2006 14 Nov 2009

Thanks for the laugh Jerrilyn

58029

by waterlily 14 Nov 2009

These are just too funny! And very true! Thanks for sharing!

17126

by marjialexa Moderator 14 Nov 2009

Hee hee hee!! And just to prove it's true, the Google ad to the right popped up with "use Windows 7 to it's true potential, buy a new computer" hee hee hee. So funny, Jerrilyn!! Hugs, Marji

33451

by lbrow 14 Nov 2009

I love it Jerrilyn. This definitely has my name on it. *

145791

by asterixsew Moderator 14 Nov 2009

Jrob, thanks for this it is excellent and has made me laugh

115775

by sufferingsonje 14 Nov 2009

Thanks for the laugh. It is so good. *4u

3594

by mops Moderator 14 Nov 2009

So funny!! Had a good laugh to start my day, thanks!

145304

by dollygk 14 Nov 2009

Between my late husband and two sons I DO know how true this is, they'd 'fix' my computer to new hardware and super speed but I'd be the one trying to get it to work the way I wanted it to LOL
Thanks for sharing!!

45070

by katydid 13 Nov 2009

Cute!!! I guess??????

85867

by meganne 13 Nov 2009

Cacking myself laughing, I needed this after being up all night working on my laptop and the last Embird upgrade, which wouldn't/won't recognise my personal additions to the thread catalogues!!!!

150 entries done, 350 more to go. aaaaargh!!!

Hugs n roses, Meganne