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stupidity

2000-08-14 18:29:03+00 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

Ages ago in a previous life, a sysop I knew put "Press ctrl-alt-del to continue" on one of the sign-up screens to his BBS. He used to count the number of carrier drops it took a person to successfully log-in. I waver between laughing at people who fall for that stuff, and thinking "well, maybe it's okay that they don't understand that particular underlying technology". Columbine reports a new favorite: Effective immediately, any customers who do not rewind their DVDs will be charged a $20 fee.

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#Comment made: 2000-08-15 03:43:14+00 by: Jim Roepcke

After my wife and I watched our first ever DVD (The Wedding Singer, FWIW), I pushed the Stop button and ejected the DVD. My wife looked at me and said -- "Wow, that rewound fast!" I looked at her a little funny, and we both laughed about it. She'll never be off the hook for that one. ;-) Jim