Re: OT

ROTFLOLSTC !!!!!!
It scares the cat when I laugh too loudly.
This sure is a matter of the pot calling the kettle black!

Kitty
Thanks!  I needed that!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:07 PM
Subject: [CHAT] OT


> Thought you might all enjoy this.
> At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the
> computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up
> with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving
> $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon".
>
> In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release
> stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be
> driving cars with the following characteristics ( and I just love this
> part):
>
> 1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
> 2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to
> buy a new car.
> 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You
> would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the
> windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you
> could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.
> 4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause
> your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would
> have to reinstall the engine.
> 5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was
> reliable,five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run
> on only five percent of the roads.
> 6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all
> be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation"
> warning light.
> 7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.
> 8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out
> and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door
> handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
> 9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn
> how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate
> in the same manner as the old car.
> 10.You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.
>
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