Fwd: PIKKALIS The Original Abbott and Costello joke...

[Pragadheeshwaran Thirumurthi]

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From: crishna carthic <cris...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Subject: PIKKALIS The Original Abbott and Costello joke...
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You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to 
>REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this. For those of us who 
>sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on...
>
>If Bud 
>Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on 
>First?' might have turned out something like this: 
>
>COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM 
>ABBOTT

ABBOTT: 
>Super 
>Duper computer store. Can I help you?
>
>COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up 
>an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer. 
>
>ABBOTT: Mac?
>
>COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
>
>ABBOTT: Your computer?
>
>COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
>
>ABBOTT: Mac?
>
>COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
>
>ABBOTT: What about Windows? 
>
>COSTELLO: Why? 
>Will it get stuffy in here?
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Do you want a computer with Windows?
>
>COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I 
>see when I look at the windows?
>
>ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
>
>COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I 
>need a computer and software. 
>
>
>ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
>
>COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need 
>something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. 
>What do you have?
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Office.
>
>COSTELLO: 
>Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything? 
>
>ABBOTT: I just did.
>
>COSTELLO: You just did 
>what?
>
>ABBOTT: Recommend 
>something.
>
>COSTELLO: You 
>recommended something?
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Yes.
>
>COSTELLO: 
>For my office?
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Yes.
>
>COSTELLO: 
>OK, what did you recommend for my office?
>
>ABBOTT: Office.
>
>COSTELLO: Yes, for my 
>office!
>
>ABBOTT: I 
>recommend Office with Windows.
>
>COSTELLO: I already have an office 
>with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type 
>a proposal. What do I need? 
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Word.
>
>COSTELLO: 
>What word?
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Word in Office.
>
>COSTELLO: 
>The only word in office is office.
>
>ABBOTT: The Word in Office for 
>Windows.
>
>COSTELLO: Which 
>word in office for windows? 
>
>ABBOTT: 
>The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
>
>COSTELLO: I'm going to click your 
>blue 'w' if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial 
>bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with? 
>
>ABBOTT: Money.
>
>COSTELLO: That's right. What do you 
>have?
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Money.
>
>COSTELLO: 
>I need money to track my money?
>
>ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your 
>computer.
>
>COSTELLO: 
>What's bundled with my computer? 
>
>
>ABBOTT: Money.
>
>COSTELLO: Money comes with my 
>computer?
>
>ABBOTT: Yes. No 
>extra charge.
>
>COSTELLO: I 
>get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
>
>ABBOTT: One copy.
>
>COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy 
>money? 
>
>ABBOTT: Microsoft 
>gave us a license to copy Money.
>
>COSTELLO: They can give you a license 
>to copy money?
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Why not? THEY OWN IT!
>
>(A 
>few days later)
>
>ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I 
>help you? 
>
>COSTELLO: How 
>do I turn my computer off?
>
>ABBOTT: 
>Click on 'START'............ . 

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crishna