Jennifer Gray (Maurine)
07-09-2001, 10:36 PM
If There Were Computers in 1776 <BR>------------------------------------ <BR> <BR>Mr. Jefferson: Gentlemen, the summer grows hot, and it is essential that we <BR>complete this Declaration of Independence. <BR> <BR>Mr. Franklin: Wait a minute, Thomas. I have to reboot here. <BR> <BR>Mr. Jefferson: That&#39;s all right, Ben. We&#39;ll go on without you. Has everyone <BR>had a chance to look at the draft I posted yesterday? <BR> <BR>Mr. Sherman: Not yet, Thomas, I&#39;ve been having Notes replication problems. <BR> <BR>Mr. Adams: Here, Roger, I brought a hard copy. <BR> <BR>Mr. Sherman: Thanks. Saaaaay, nice font. <BR> <BR>Mr. Adams: Do you like it? I downloaded it off Colonies Online just last <BR>week. <BR> <BR>Mr. Jefferson: Gentlemen! There is work to be done. I fear our document will <BR>soon leak out. <BR> <BR>Mr. Livingston: Too late, Thomas. There&#39;s already a bootleg circulating. I <BR>saw it posted on alt.georgeIII.sucks last night. <BR> <BR>Mr. Franklin: @#$$%^$# General Protection Fault! <BR> <BR>Mr. Adams: Ben, you might try upgrading to Windows 75. It solved that problem for me. <BR> <BR>Mr. Sherman: Thomas, the part here about the Acts of Pretended Legislation; <BR>have you considered using bullets to air out the text? <BR> <BR>Mr. Jefferson: I can fix that easily enough. Drat! I&#39;ve spilled candle wax <BR>on my keyboard again. <BR> <BR>Mr. Adams: You know, Thomas, that wouldn&#39;t happen if you&#39;d buy an <BR>active-matrix screen. <BR> <BR>Mr. Franklin: Hard-disk failure?!? Aw, criminy! <BR> <BR>Mr. Livingston: Are you sure it&#39;s &#34;unalienable rights&#34;? My spell checker <BR>recommends &#34;unassailable&#34;. <BR> <BR>Mr. Jefferson: Can we stick to the substance of the document, please? Shoot. <BR>Low battery. Anyone got a spare power cable? <BR> <BR>Mr. Sherman: What have you got, a Toshiba? No, mine isn&#39;t compatible. <BR> <BR>Mr. Franklin: Hello, PCs Philadelphia? What does it mean when the floppy <BR>drive buzzes? OK, I&#39;ll hold..... <BR> <BR>Mr. Livingston: The &#34;In Congress&#34; part here at the top; have you thought <BR>about blowing that up really big and maybe centering it in 72 point <BR>Helvetica? <BR> <BR>Mr. Jefferson: Not a bad idea. Aw, nuts! Word macro virus! I can&#39;t save the <BR>file. <BR> <BR>Mr. Franklin: That&#39;s all right, Thomas. We can manage. Here, borrow my quill <BR>pen.... <BR> <BR>&#42;&#42;&#42;&#42;&#42;&#42;&#42;