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3 total messages Started by Ben Lovejoy Wed, 04 Mar 1998 00:00
Lightbulbs
#1705
Author: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 00:00
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Found this earlier today:

Q: How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None - they just make darkness Industry Standard

Ben

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Re: Lightbulbs
#1525
Author: Alan Guest
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 00:00
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Ben Lovejoy <ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Found this earlier today:
> 
> Q: How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
> A: None - they just make darkness Industry Standard
> 
> Ben
> 
How about these then Ben (the above was included in this)
Windows Q & A

Q: How many Windows programmers does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: 472. One to write WinGetLightBulbHandle, one to write 
WinQueryStatusLightBulb, one to write 
WinGetLightSwitchHandle,.....

Q: How many software engineers does it take to change a light
bulb?    
A: None. That's a hardware problem.

Q: How many IT guys does it take to change a light bulb?
A: IT has received your request concerning your hardware
problem, and has assigned your request Service Number 39712.
Please use this number for any future reference to this light bulb
issue. As soon as a technician becomes available, you will be
contacted.

Q: How many WordPerfect support technicians does it take to
change a light bulb?
A: We have an exact copy of the light bulb here, and it seems to be 
working fine. Can you tell me what kind of system you have? Ok.     
Now, exactly how dark is it? Ok, there could be four or five things 
wrong... have you tried the light switch?

Q: How many Microsoft Vice Presidents does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: Eight. One to change the bulb, and seven to make sure
Microsoft  gets $2.00 for every light bulb ever changed anywhere in
the world.

Q: How many software testers does it take to change a light bulb?   
A: We just noticed the room was dark; we don't actually fix the 
problems.

Q: How many software developers does it take to change a light
bulb?   
A: The light bulb works fine on the system in my office...

Q: How many C++ programmers does it take to change a light
bulb?
A: You're still thinking procedurally. A properly designed light    
bulb object would inherit a change method from a generic light
bulb class, so all you'd have to do is send a light bulb change
message.

Q: How many Windows users does it take to change a light bulb?
A: One, but he'll swear up and down that it was JUST as easy for    
him as it would have been for a Macintosh user.

Alan

alan@macropolis.demon.co.uk
Re: Lightbulbs
#1529
Author: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 00:00
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alan@macropolis.demon.co.uk (Alan Guest) wrote:

>> Q: How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
>> A: None - they just make darkness Industry Standard

>Q: How many Windows programmers does it take to change a
>light bulb?
>A: 472. One to write WinGetLightBulbHandle, one to write 
>WinQueryStatusLightBulb, one to write 
>WinGetLightSwitchHandle,.....
<snip>

:-)

<off-topic>
Q: Why does it take three pre-menstral women to change a lightbulb?
A: IT JUST BLOODY DOES, ALRIGHT?!
</off-topic>

ObMac: Who was it that recommended the Apple 1200/600PS colour
laserprinter? We borrowed one, were suitably impressed and have now bought
it. A big brute, as you said, but good quality, fast enough and just 1800
quid for a low-usage ex-demo machine.

Ben

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