LL-L: "Humour" [E/S] LOWLANDS-L, 29.AUG.1999 (03)

[Sandy Fleming]

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From: Rachel Luckman [rachel at luckman70.freeserve.co.uk]
Subject: "Humour"

Thought you might enjoy this......

 Technology for North-Easterners:

   1. LOG ON:  Maakin a wuid stove hetter.
   2. LOG OFF:  Dinnae pit oan onny mair wuid.
   3. MONITOR:  Keepin an eye on 'e wood stove.
   4. DOWNLOAD:  Gettin the farwuid aff the truk.
   5. MEGA HERTZ:  Faan yer nae kerful gittin the far wuid.
   6. FLOPPY DISC:  Fut ye gits from ettlin to cairry ower muckle
farwuid.
   7. RAM:  That wee thingie fut splits the farwuid.
   8. HARD DRIVE:  Gittin hame in the winter time.
   9. PROMPT:  Fut the mail isnae in the winter time.
   10. WINDOWS:  Fut tae close faan it's caal ootside.
   11. SCREEN:  Fut to close faan it's midgie season.
   12. BYTE:  Fut them wee midgies dee.
   13. CHIP:  Munchies fer the televeeshun.
   14. MICRO CHIP:  Fut's in the boddom of the munchie-pyoke.
   15. MODEM:  Fut ye dees to the hay fields.
   16. DOT MATRIX:  Aal Dan Matrix's wifie.
   17. LAP TOP:  Faar the kitlin sleeps.
   18  KEYBOARD:  Faar ye hings the keys.
   19. SOFTWARE:  Thaim affa plastic forks and knifs.
   20. MOUSE:  Fut eats the grain in the barn.
   21. MAINFRAME:  Hauds up the barn roof.
   22. PORT:  Funcy Lawlanner wine
   23. ENTER:  Embra spik fer "C'mon awa benihoose"
   24. RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY:  Faan ye cannae mind foo muckle siller ye
spint fer the fusky faan yir wifie speirs.
   25. MOUSE PAD:  Aat's jist hippie spik fer the rat hale.

Aal the baist,
Rach.

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