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Mark Isaacs

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Aug 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/14/96
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I'm looking for the text from a 'fake German' computer sign I saw in a
computer room over 30 years ago. It started off along the lines of

ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! EEST EEZY SNAPPEN DEM SPRINGS...

and basically warned people not to touch anything. Does anyone have any
idea where I might be able to find this?

TIA

Mark Isaacs

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Aug 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/14/96
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Marcus Brunberg

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Aug 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/15/96
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Here's two of them, one is hanging outside my cubicle a'la Dilbert style
:-)

ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS!
Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist
easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit
spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das
rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets
muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten.

ATTENTION
This room is fullfilled mit special electronische equippment.
Fingergrabbing and pressing the cnoeppkes from the computers is allowed for
die experts only! So all the "lefthanders" stay away and do not disturben
the brainstorming von here working intelligencies. Otherwise you will be
out thrown and kicked anderswhere! Also: please keep still and only watchen
astaunished the blinkenlights.

have a nice day,
Marcus Brunberg (marcu...@msn.com)

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Mark S.

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Aug 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/15/96
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Mark Isaacs wrote:
>
> I'm looking for the text from a 'fake German' computer sign I saw in a
> computer room over 30 years ago. It started off along the lines of
>
> ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! EEST EEZY SNAPPEN DEM SPRINGS...
>
> and basically warned people not to touch anything. Does anyone have any
> idea where I might be able to find this?

I think it's hanging over the headboard on Brooke Shield's bed...

mm...@ibm.net

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Aug 19, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/19/96
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In <321262...@islandnet.com>, Mark Isaacs <mis...@islandnet.com> writes:
>I'm looking for the text from a 'fake German' computer sign I saw in a
>computer room over 30 years ago. It started off along the lines of
>
>ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! EEST EEZY SNAPPEN DEM SPRINGS...
>
>and basically warned people not to touch anything. Does anyone have any
>idea where I might be able to find this?
>
>TIA

You can find the full text of that sign in _The Devil's DP Dictionary_
by Stan Kelly-Bootle.

Mike

Mario Marusic

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Aug 19, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/19/96
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Mark S. (mar...@airmail.net) wrote:
: Mark Isaacs wrote:
: >
: > I'm looking for the text from a 'fake German' computer sign I saw in a

: > computer room over 30 years ago. It started off along the lines of
: >
: > ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! EEST EEZY SNAPPEN DEM SPRINGS...
: >
: > and basically warned people not to touch anything. Does anyone have any
: > idea where I might be able to find this?

This?

ACHTUNG:
Das machine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mittengrabben.


Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und

corkenpoppen mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken
by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren keepen
hands in das pockets. Relaxen und vatch das blinkenlights!!!


otto

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Aug 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/25/96
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On 19 Aug 1996 20:56:26 GMT, ja...@student.math.hr (Mario Marusic)
wrote:

I have a little program that prints out this message in DOS. I've
renamed the program DR.com so when someone mistypes 'dir', it prints
that message out.


---
Pathetic web page, crappy scans!
www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/5005

Shaun Sheffield

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Aug 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/25/96
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Mark Isaacs wrote:
>
> I'm looking for the text from a 'fake German' computer sign I saw in a
> computer room over 30 years ago. It started off along the lines of
>
> ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! EEST EEZY SNAPPEN DEM SPRINGS...
>
> and basically warned people not to touch anything. Does anyone have any
> idea where I might be able to find this?
>
> TIAI saw the same sign in either the lights or the sound control room on a
backstage tour of the Sydney Opera House. I've always kicked myself
that I didn't write it down.

Now you only have to email the Sydney Opera House ....


Bill Yakowenko

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Sep 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/3/96
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Mark Isaacs wrote:
> I'm looking for the text from a 'fake German' computer sign I saw in a
> computer room over 30 years ago. It started off along the lines of
>
> ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! EEST EEZY SNAPPEN DEM SPRINGS...
>
> and basically warned people not to touch anything. Does anyone have any
> idea where I might be able to find this?

Is this it? Picture it in some fancy old-English-looking font.

** ACHTUNG! **



Das machine is nicht fur

Gerfingerpoken und mittengraben.
Is easy schnappen der Springenwerk
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit
spitzensparken. Is nicht fur
gerwerken by `Dummkopfen'. Das
rubbernecken sightseeren keepin


hands in das pockets. Relaxen und

watch das Blinkinlights.

--
--
Bill Yakowenko http://www.cs.unc.edu/~yakowenk yako...@cs.unc.edu
~{SH?KND~} "Too much reality can kill you."

Filip M Gieszczykiewicz

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Sep 8, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/8/96
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In Article <321F80...@cubenet.de>, through puissant locution, Shaun Sheffield <leo...@cubenet.de> soliloquized:

>Mark Isaacs wrote:
>> I'm looking for the text from a 'fake German' computer sign I saw in a
>> computer room over 30 years ago. It started off along the lines of
>> ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! EEST EEZY SNAPPEN DEM SPRINGS...
>> and basically warned people not to touch anything. Does anyone have any
>> idea where I might be able to find this?
>
>I saw the same sign in either the lights or the sound control room on a
>backstage tour of the Sydney Opera House. I've always kicked myself
>that I didn't write it down.

Greetings. Can't CC the response to the original poster since you
removed his e-mail. Oh well.

-----------------chop-with-axe----------------chop-with-axe---------------------
ACHTUNG!

Alles Touristen Und Non-technishen Lookens Peepers! Das Machine control
is Nicht Fur Gerfingenpoken Und Mittengrabben. Oderwise is Easy Schnappen
Der Springenwerk, Blowenfuse, Und Poppencorken Mit Spitzensparken. Der
Machine is Diggen by Experten Only. Is Nicht Fur Gerverken by Das
Dummkopfen. Das Rubberneken Sightseenen Keepen Das Cottonpicken Hands in
Das Pockets, So Relaxen Und Watchen Das Blinkenlights.
-----------------chop-with-axe----------------chop-with-axe---------------------

Take care.
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