[1731] in Humor

home help back first fref pref prev next nref lref last post

HUMOR: Top 15 things heard at Comdex

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)
Mon Dec 2 12:26:07 1996

Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 12:13:18 -0500
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: abennett@MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)

Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 18:40:34 -0800
From: connie@interserve.com (Connie Kleinjans)
From: Jonathan Chu <jchu@srs40cm.srs.lmco.com>
From: Patrick Burke <pburke@cadence.com>

The Top 15 Things Overheard at Comdex


15> "Oh, come on -- Kirk can beat Picard's ass any day of the week!"

14> "Empty the trash cans, someone's lost another retainer!"

13> "I'm sorry, Mr. Gates -- this is a $10 minimum table, the $5 minimum
    tables are over there."

12> "No, sir, we can't accept Apple stock to cover your gambling debts."

11> "Just shut up and give me the trinkets, booth weasel!"

10> "Free Pocket Protectors at Booth 183!  Pass it on!"

9>  "Hey, if we all share a limo ride back to the hotel, we can split that
    dollar tip nine ways."

8>  "Well, the Chicken Ranch was okay - but I liked 'Virtual Monique' better."

7>  "...so Dilbert says to Wally..."

6>  "My dad said if I hacked the Federal Reserve one more time,  he'd take
    away my Nintendo."

5>  "...and *I* said, 'That's no hexadecimal assembly code, that's my
    self-modulating subroutine.'  But seriously, folks..."

4>  "I don't care if you ARE a CEO, nobody gets in under 21."

3>  "Marc Andreeson to the courtesy desk -- Your mother wants to know what
    time you'll be home for dinner..."

2>  "They call this a breakfast buffet?  Where's the Jolt Cola and Doritos?"


        and the Number 1 Thing Overheard at Comdex...


1>  "Hey -- where are all the chicks??"

=======================================================================
Andrew Bennett                         MIT Department Ocean Engineering
MIT Room 5-424                                    77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA  02139 <Standard Disclaimers Apply> Phone: (617) 253-7950
===== Area 51 ============== Bureau 13 =============== Network 18 =====



home help back first fref pref prev next nref lref last post