LL-L: "Humour" [E] LOWLANDS-L, 30.AUG.1999 (01)

[Sandy Fleming]

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From: Lee [glent at troi.csw.net]
Subject: "Humour"

>
>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.
>

Rachel,

That was so funny! I needed that laugh today--thank you for that!  I had
forgotten having it, but I think I have one of those designed for
hillbillies.  If I can find it I will post it so you can read it!

Have a great week Lowlanders!

Dubhglas o' Schweissguth  (Doug)

'That's dithpiccable'--Daffy Duck

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