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HUMOR: Telecommunication Definitions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Fri Mar 8 11:42:23 1996
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 11:33:13 EST
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 00:08:14 -0800
From: connie@interserve.com (Connie Kleinjans)
Subject: HUMO: Telecommunications dictionary
From: kens@frontline.com (Ken Swanson)
To: mdb-humor@cisco.com
From: "Eric A. Smith" <easmith@apollo.inquiry.com>
>
> Term Definition.
> ---- -----------
> Modem What landscapers do to dem lawns.
>
> Token Ring A virtual engagement gift.
>
> Ethernet A device for catching the Ether Bunny.
>
> Asynch A place to wash your hands.
>
> BBS Tall tales told by insects that produce honey.
>
> ASCII Ancient god of Telecommunications. Rumored to
> give vast amounts of data to believers. Hence,
> the phrase "ASCII and you shall receive."
>
> Block Parity One heck of a good time.
>
> Carrier Detect Raison d'etre for premarital blood tests.
>
> File Transfer Procedure followed by INFORMATION CENTER staff
> who are tired of their present jobs.
>
> Hayes Compatible Prone to riding with a grizzled old cowhand who
> sings off-key. Gene Autry is the industry
> standard.
>
> Serial Interface A spoon. Goes great with Cheerios.
>
> Terminal Emulation A function performed by a canary that lies on
> its back with its legs in the air.
>
> XMODEM A device on the losing end of a lightning
> encounter.
