NK - FW: Microsofgt middle ages

[Hugh Niewoehner]

Subject: Microsoft Middle Ages

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Topfive.com's Number 1 Difference in the Middle Ages if Microsoft Had
Existed Then...

>> >11> Chastity belts require a password rather than a key.

>> >10> Last year's pitchfork not compatible with this year's hay.

>> > 9> Lord Gates claims he has no memory of any memo describing his 
>> >    intention to "wipeth my arse
>> >    with the Magna Carta.

>> > 8> The "Good Plague" hoax.

>> > 7> Horses routinely stop in mid-stride, and require a boot to
>> >    the rear to start again

>> > 6> The Microsoft Rack would work, but it would be 3 times
>> >    larger than it should be and never completely kill anyone.

>> > 5> Forget about William Tell; William Gates shoots Apple off
>> >    the head of Steve Jobs.

>> > 4> Use of a large, clumsy broadsword instead of yet-to-be-
>> >    invented scissors helps explain Lord Bill's haircut.

>> > 3> Archbishop of Canterbury gets hit in the face with a pie.

>> > 2> Stained Glass Windows MCCCXXXXV actually not released
>> >    until Spring of MCCCXXXXVI.

>> >      and Topfive.com's Number 1 Difference in the
>> >      Middle Ages if Microsoft Had Existed Then...

>> > 1> The Y1K bug threatens to cripple high-tech industries,
>> >    like stonemasonry and weaving.