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General Category => The Coffee Shop => Topic started by: king310 on January 26, 2013, 08:08:06 pm
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If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on First?' might have turned out something like this:
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look atthe windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows.. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue 'w' if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A few days later)
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on 'START'......
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Very well put. I will be sending this to all the techies I know.
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CD Where has newfie been? I want to tell him I finally figured out where I know him from.
If I am right you will figure it out. Here is the link or missing link ;D ;D ;D
http://www.redgreen.com/index.html (http://www.redgreen.com/index.html)
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:D :D :D :D :D That one is going to do the rounds lol
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Probably gone into witness protection now. Red Green is an icon in these parts
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Cdrover he is doing a one man show in your neck of the woods sort of. October 2013
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I remember visiting the studio where they filmed the Red Green show about a dozen or so years ago. If memory serves me right, was it not filmed in London Ontario?
Mike
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I use to watch it all the time on PBS. They even performed at the Iowa state Fair a few years back. I always like how he would make things using duck tape.
What made me think of it was dirtriders post on his inventions. Then I saw this on youtube which scared the pajesus out of me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfEJqfFh-BA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfEJqfFh-BA)
I'm a man, but I can change, If I have to, I guess
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What some people would do. I would have used my beltsander to do the job.A lot less effort.