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Re: Currant Bun

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From: Al
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 00:00
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:15:20 -0000, "Baba" <spammers@pleasedie.com> wrote:

>The author may have been well-intentioned -- there are some real idiots out
>there.  I remember reading that someone had phoned up tech support because
>they had a problem when installing some software.  It kept saying "insert
>disk 2" although he (the customer) had already put it in.  It turned out
>that he'd put the disk 2 in without taking disk 1 out.  He had said it was
>"a bit stiff".
>
>But the thing is, someone so stupid wouldn't be able to find the help file,
>let alone scroll down and read it.

Sun-readers, CB-ers and Tory voters...

Heard the one about the computer user who was using the CD drive as
a drinks holder?

Or the one that was typing away without the thing being switched on?

Must be hundreds of these stories...many of them true.

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From: sparta@DELETE.freeuk.com (Al)
Subject: Re: Currant Bun
Date: 2000/01/12
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