Talking to God
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That's a great joke! And just to add the last nice line I've heard about Mac/Win (btw., that's kinda religous, too...):
"Never ask a man what kind of computer he drives.
If it's a Mac, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?" - Tom Clancy
That's a great joke! And just to add the last nice line I've heard about Mac/Win (btw., that's kinda religous, too...):
"Never ask a man what kind of computer he drives.
If it's a Mac, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?" - Tom Clancy
Bill Gates dies in a car accident._ He finds himself in front of God, who says....."Well, Bill,_ I'm really confused on this call; I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell._ After all, your contribution to society by putting a computer in almost every home in America is just enormous.
Yet you created that ghastly WINDOWS._ I'm going to do something I've never done before._ I'm going to let you decide where you want to go."
Bill replied,_ "Well, what's the difference between the two?"_ God replied "I'll let you visit both places briefly, to see if the experience will help you to decide."
"Fine, but where should I go first?"
"I'll leave that up to you."
"Okay, then," said Bill, "let's try Hell first."__
So Bill went to Hell._ It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters and lots of beautiful women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about, the sun shining, the temperature perfect._
He was very pleased._ "This is great," he told God._ "If this is hell, I really want to see Heaven."_
"Fine," said God, and off they went.
Heaven was a place high in the clouds with angels drifting about, playing harps and singing._ It was nice, but not as enticing as Hell.
Bill thought for a quick minute, and rendered this decision. "Hmmmmm....I think I'd prefer Hell!"_ He told God._
"Fine,"retorted God, "as you desire."_
So Bill Gates went to Hell.___
Two weeks later,_ God decided to check on the late billionaire to see how he was doing in Hell._ When he got there, he found Bill, shackled to a wall_ screaming amongst hot flames in dark caves, being burned and tortured by demons._
"How's everything going?", he asked Bill.
Bill responded with his voice filled with anguish and disappointment. "This is awful._ This is nothing like the Hell I visited two weeks ago. " I can't believe this is happening._ What happened to that other place, with the beaches and beautiful women playing the water?????"
"Oh," God said,_ "that was Hell 3.1_ This is Hell 95."
Yet you created that ghastly WINDOWS._ I'm going to do something I've never done before._ I'm going to let you decide where you want to go."
Bill replied,_ "Well, what's the difference between the two?"_ God replied "I'll let you visit both places briefly, to see if the experience will help you to decide."
"Fine, but where should I go first?"
"I'll leave that up to you."
"Okay, then," said Bill, "let's try Hell first."__
So Bill went to Hell._ It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters and lots of beautiful women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about, the sun shining, the temperature perfect._
He was very pleased._ "This is great," he told God._ "If this is hell, I really want to see Heaven."_
"Fine," said God, and off they went.
Heaven was a place high in the clouds with angels drifting about, playing harps and singing._ It was nice, but not as enticing as Hell.
Bill thought for a quick minute, and rendered this decision. "Hmmmmm....I think I'd prefer Hell!"_ He told God._
"Fine,"retorted God, "as you desire."_
So Bill Gates went to Hell.___
Two weeks later,_ God decided to check on the late billionaire to see how he was doing in Hell._ When he got there, he found Bill, shackled to a wall_ screaming amongst hot flames in dark caves, being burned and tortured by demons._
"How's everything going?", he asked Bill.
Bill responded with his voice filled with anguish and disappointment. "This is awful._ This is nothing like the Hell I visited two weeks ago. " I can't believe this is happening._ What happened to that other place, with the beaches and beautiful women playing the water?????"
"Oh," God said,_ "that was Hell 3.1_ This is Hell 95."
I knew that one, though. 
There's a variant that says: "Ah, that was the activated screensaver."
Or another one that goes something along the line of that the hell he saw the first time was only a kind of graphical shell and that the real work of Hell 3.11 was still based on the older version that didn't include all the bells and whistles...
The word 'sacrilege' reminded me of the first ever computer magazine I bought. In there, the 'computers of the year' were announced. In several categories there were different winners. The Macintosh II won 'graphics workstation' back then, while the Amiga 1000 won 'home computer'. In the description of the Amiga was an anecdote that went something like this:
"At the presentation of the Amiga 1000, someone near me whispered: 'This is better than Macintosh.' And I coughed: 'Sacrilege.'"
I found that funny indeed. (It was the line that lead on to the category 'graphics workstation' from 'home computer'.)
There's a variant that says: "Ah, that was the activated screensaver."
Or another one that goes something along the line of that the hell he saw the first time was only a kind of graphical shell and that the real work of Hell 3.11 was still based on the older version that didn't include all the bells and whistles...
The word 'sacrilege' reminded me of the first ever computer magazine I bought. In there, the 'computers of the year' were announced. In several categories there were different winners. The Macintosh II won 'graphics workstation' back then, while the Amiga 1000 won 'home computer'. In the description of the Amiga was an anecdote that went something like this:
"At the presentation of the Amiga 1000, someone near me whispered: 'This is better than Macintosh.' And I coughed: 'Sacrilege.'"
I found that funny indeed.
(It was the line that lead on to the category 'graphics workstation' from 'home computer'.)
kendall
Registered
sluteyes = promiscuous woman eyes. nothing more, nothing less.
how porn is derived from it is anyone's guess.
other than addressing your question, i'm talking quite easily now with out discussing politics. perhaps you do not understand the definition of politics. simply put, politics is the art or science of government. i rarely see politics discussed on this forum. likely because its too controversial considering this forum is made up of members from many various nations.
how porn is derived from it is anyone's guess.
other than addressing your question, i'm talking quite easily now with out discussing politics. perhaps you do not understand the definition of politics. simply put, politics is the art or science of government. i rarely see politics discussed on this forum. likely because its too controversial considering this forum is made up of members from many various nations.
scruffy
Notorious Olive Counter
Your definition of politics is extremely narrow.
I would say:
Politics is the process of people figuring out how to live together peacefully, i.e. what rules and norms to set, what to encourage, merely tolerate, or outright forbid, how wealth/power/prestige is to be distributed, etc.
As such, a great deal of MS vs Apple discussion is definitely political, to give one example. To give another, the statement:
is certainly political. Or would you deny that this includes some implied judgement on sexual morality?
And, what I was referring to as porn was the content of the page, as seen when you actually click on the link...
I would say:
Politics is the process of people figuring out how to live together peacefully, i.e. what rules and norms to set, what to encourage, merely tolerate, or outright forbid, how wealth/power/prestige is to be distributed, etc.
As such, a great deal of MS vs Apple discussion is definitely political, to give one example. To give another, the statement:
is certainly political. Or would you deny that this includes some implied judgement on sexual morality?
And, what I was referring to as porn was the content of the page, as seen when you actually click on the link...