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21st Century:  Who's on First?

WHO'S ON FIRST...IN THE 21ST CENTURY

COMPUTER RELATED JOKE.

Abbott: Ultimate SuperDuper Computer Store. Can I help you?

Costello: Thanks. I'm setting up a home office in the den, and I'm thinking
of buying a computer.

Abbott: Mac?

Costello: No, the name is Lou.

Abbott: Your computer?

Costello: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

Abbott: Mac?

Costello: I told you, my name is Lou.

Abbott: What about Windows?

Costello: Why? Does it get stuffy?

Abbott: Do you want a computer with Windows?

Costello: I don't know. What do I see when I look out the windows?

Abbott: Wallpaper.

Costello: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

Abbott: Software that runs on Windows?

Costello: No, on the computer! I need something I can use to write
proposals, track expenses. You know, run a business. What have you got?

Abbott: Office.

Costello: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

Abbott: I just did.

Costello: You just did what?

Abbott: Recommended something.

Costello: You recommended something?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: For my office?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: Okay, what did you recommend for my office?

Abbott: Office.

Costello: Yes, for my office.

Abbott: Office for Windows.

Costello: I already have an office and it already has windows! Let's say
I'm sitting at my computer, and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

Abbott: Word.

Costello: If I'm writing a proposal, I'm going to need lots of words. But
what program do I load?

Abbott: Word.

Costello: What word?

Abbott: The 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 big W if you don't give me a straight
answer. Let's forget about words for a minute. What do I need if I want to
watch a movie over the Internet?

Abbott: RealOne.

Costello: Maybe a real movie, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your
business. But what do I need to watch it?

Abbott: RealOne.

Costello: If it's a long movie I'll also want to watch reels two, three and
four. Can I watch reel four?

Abbott: Of course.

Costello: Great! With what?

Abbott: RealOne.

Costello: Okay, so I'm sitting at my computer and I want to watch a movie.
What do I do?

Abbott: You click the blue 1.

Costello: I click the blue one what?

Abbott: The blue 1.

Costello: Is that different from the blue W?

Abbott: Of course it is.. The blue 1 is RealOne. The blue W is Word.

Costello: What word?

Abbott: The Word in Office for Windows.

Costello: But there's three words in "office for windows!"

Abbott: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world.

Costello: It is?

Abbott: Yes, although to be fair there aren't many other Words left. It
pretty much wiped out all the other Words.

Costello: And that word is the real one?

Abbott: No. RealOne has nothing to do with Word. RealOne isn't even part of
Office.

Costello: Never mind; I don't want to get started with that again. But I
also need something for bank accounts, loans, and so on. What do you have
to help me track my money?

Abbott: Money.

Costello: That's right. What do you have?

Abbott: Money.

Costello: I need money to track my money?

Abbott: No, not really.. It comes bundled with your computer.

Costello: What comes bundled with my computer?

Abbott: Money.

Costello: Money comes bundled with my computer?

Abbott: Exactly. No extra charge.

Costello: I get a bundle of money with my computer at no extra charge? How
much money do I get?

Abbott: Just one copy.

Costello: I get a copy of money. Isn't that illegal?

Abbott: No. We have a license from Microsoft to make copies of Money.

Costello: Microsoft can license you to make money?

Abbott: Why not? They own it.

Costello: Well, it's great that I'm going to get free money, but I'll still
need to track it. Do you have anything for managing your money?

Abbott: Managing Your Money? That program disappeared years ago.

Costello: Well, what do you sell in its place?

Abbott: Money.

Costello: You sell money?

Abbott: Of course. But if you buy a computer from us, you get it for free.

Costello: That's all very wonderful, but I'll be running a business. Do you
h ave any software for, you know, accounting?

Abbott: Simply Accounting.

Costello: Probably, but it might get a little complicated.

Abbott: If you don't want Simply Accounting, you might try M.Y.O.B.

Costello: M.Y.O.B.? What does that stand for?

Abbott: Mind Your Own Business.

Costello: I beg your pardon?

Abbott: No, that would be I.B.Y.P. I said M.Y.O.B.

Costello: Look, I just need to do some accounting for my home business. You
know--accounting? You do it with money.

Abbott: Of course you can do accounting with Money. But you may need more.

Costello: More money?

Abbott: More than Money. Money can't do everything.

Costello: I don't need a sermon! Okay, let's forget about money for the
moment. I'm worried that my computer might...what's the word? Crash. And if
my computer crashes, what can I use to restore my data?

Abbott: GoBack.

Costello: Okay. I'm worried about my computer smashing and I need something
to restore my data. What do you recommend?

Abbott: GoBack.

Costello: How many times do I have to repeat myself?

Abbott: I've never asked you to repeat yourself. All I said was GoBack.

Costello: How can I go back if I haven't even been anywhere? Okay, I'll go
back. What do I need to write a proposal?

Abbott: Word.

Costello: But I'll need lots of words to write a proposal.

Abbott: No, you only need one Word-the Word in Office for Windows.

Costello: But there's three words in...Oh, never mind.

Abbott: Hello? Hello? Customers! Why do they always hang up on me? Oh, well.

Ultimate SuperDuper Computer Store. Can I help you?

First nbspWhos Century st

This was good, but you would need a knowledge of all the afore-mentioned programs for it to be truly funny. The sad thing is... there are people just like this in real life.