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Art Bahrs <[log in to unmask]>
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Art Bahrs <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi All :)
    While the WordPerfect story may not be true.... I did have a user who
called with a very similar problem when I was the PC Tech Analyst for
Evergreen Aviation back in the eighties.... and when we found out that the
janitor had turned off her computer (she perpetually left it on) ... she
bought me lunch to keep me quiet :) hehehe

Art "bribery is illegal, but influencing ain't hehehe" Bahrs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Campbell, Elizabeth" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 5:54 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT:Thursday Humour


Check out http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/wordperf.htm - here is an
excerpt:

The WordPerfect "too stupid" tale is arguably the most well-loved stupid
user tale of all time. This charming anecdote has been kicking around on
the Internet since approximately 1996, and it has morphed into a number
of variations identifying it as an actual call received by Microsoft,
Novell, Corel, or IBM, with some versions adding additional flourishes
such as:

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