FW: If Microsoft were HQ'd in Georgia
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: FW: If Microsoft were HQ'd in Georgia
- From: "* E* A* <E*@PSS.Boeing.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:02:10 -0800
The Southern version sounds much more entertaining! Perhaps you should
contact Billy-Bob and suggest it.
Elizabeth Gough
777 Quality Assurance
(425)294-5332
A positive attitude is a powerful thing!
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> From: Mike Nepereny[SMTP:MikeN@optiosoftware.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 1998 8:19 AM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: FW: If Microsoft were HQ'd in Georgia
>
> See what I have to put up with?!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chuck Carey
> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 1998 11:16 AM
> > To: #All Employees of Optio
> > Subject: If Microsoft were HQ'd in Georgia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > How things would be different if Microsoft were located in Georgia!
> >
> > 1. Their no. 1 product would be "Microsoft Winders."
> > 2. Instead of an hourglass icon you'd get an empty beer bottle.
> > 3. Occasionally, you'd bring up a window that was covered with a
> > Hefty
> > bag and some duct tape.
> > 4. Instead of "Yes", "No", or "Cancel", dialog boxes would give you
> > the
> > choice of "Aww-right", "Naw", or "Git".
> > 5. Instead of "Ta-Da!", the opening sound would be "Dueling
> Banjos".
> > 6. The "recycle bin" in Winders95 would be an outhouse.
> > 7. Whenever you pulled up the sound player, you'd hear "Freebird!"
> > 8. Instead of "Start me up", the Winders95 theme song would be
> "Boot
> > Scootin' Boogie."
> > 9. Powerpoint would be named "Parpawnt".
> > 10. Instead of "VP", Microsoft big shots would be called "Cuz."
> > 11. Hardware could be repaired using parts from an old Trans Am.
> > 12. Daisy Duke screen saver.
> > 13. "Well, the first thing you know old Bill's a billionaire..."
> > 14. Flight Simulator replaced by Tractor-Pull Simulator.
> > 15. Microsoft CEO "Billy-Bob" (a.k.a. "Bubba") Gates.
> > 16. "Parpawnt" would have a "Pond Scum" and a "Junk Yard"
> presentation
> > template.
> > 17. One wrong turn while surfing the web would send you face to face
> > with a 12 gauge shotgun.
> > 18. "This computer protected by Smith and Wesson screen saver.
> > 19. Directions to Corporate Headquarters - "Down the road a block or
> > so."
> > 20. Microsoft Word includes a phonetic spell checher - "Hookt on
> > fonics
> > werkt 4 me."
> >
> >
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