<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465909885965956465</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:43:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Fun School</category><category>Wisdom of Married men</category><category>assumption</category><category>lay off</category><category>life</category><category>perception</category><category>purpose of life</category><category>tech support</category><title>Life is a Joke</title><description>Collections for the lighter side of Life</description><link>http://lajoke.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (ananda)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465909885965956465.post-1937220280610154730</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-30T08:49:24.288-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">purpose of life</category><title>Purpose of Life</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.apenotmonkey.com/comics/2010-03-29-Purpose-of-life.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 457px; height: 138px;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.apenotmonkey.com/comics/2010-03-29-Purpose-of-life.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ananda/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://lajoke.blogspot.com/2010/03/purpose-of-life.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (ananda)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465909885965956465.post-642248693573321707</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-04T00:51:19.610-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Wisdom of Married men</category><title>Wisdom of Married men</title><description>First Guy (proudly): &#39;My wife&#39;s an angel!&#39;&lt;br /&gt;Second Guy: &#39;You&#39;re lucky, mine&#39;s still alive.&#39;&lt;br /&gt;-Anonymous&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By all means marry. &lt;br /&gt;If you get a good wife, you&#39;ll be happy. &lt;br /&gt;If you get a bad one, you&#39;ll become a philosopher.&lt;br /&gt;- Socrates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.&lt;br /&gt;- Sigmund Freud&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#39;Somepeople ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. &lt;br /&gt;A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. &lt;br /&gt;She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.&#39;&lt;br /&gt;- Anonymous&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A little boy asked his father, &quot;Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?&quot; &lt;br /&gt;And the father replied, &quot;I don&#39;t know son, I&#39;m still paying.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;- Anonymous&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.&lt;br /&gt;- Anonymous&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have two choices in life: You can stay single and be miserable, or get married and wish you were dead.&lt;br /&gt;- Anonymous&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#39;I&#39;ve had bad luck with both my wives.&lt;br /&gt;The first one left me, and the second one didn&#39;t.&#39;&lt;br /&gt;- James Holt McGavra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming &lt;br /&gt;1. Whenever you&#39;re wrong, admit it,&lt;br /&gt;2. Whenever you&#39;re right, shut up.&lt;br /&gt;- Patrick Murra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most effective way to remember your wife&#39;s birthday is to forget it once...&lt;br /&gt;- Nash&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My wife and I were happy for twenty years.&lt;br /&gt;Then we met.&lt;br /&gt;- Henny Youngman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good wife always forgives her husband when she&#39;s wrong.&lt;br /&gt;- Rodney Dangerfield&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; &lt;br /&gt;they just can&#39;t face each other&lt;br /&gt;- Sacha Guitry</description><link>http://lajoke.blogspot.com/2009/09/wisdom-of-married-men.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (ananda)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465909885965956465.post-7037163256001090112</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-15T08:56:25.343-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">assumption</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">perception</category><title>Perception</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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 style=&quot; ;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PEOPLE WHO WERE BORN IN THE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;1940&#39;s, 50&#39;s, 60&#39;s and early 70&#39;s !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn&#39;t get tested for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1242312404_0&quot;  style=&quot;cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom- background-position: initial initial; color:initial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;diabetes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt; or cervical cancer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Then after that trauma, our&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1242312404_1&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;baby cots&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt; were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1242312404_2&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;McDonalds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;, KFC, Subway or Nandos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Even though all the shops closed at 6.00 pm and didn&#39;t open on the weekends, somehow we didn&#39;t starve to death!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren&#39;t overweight because......&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then ride down &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1242312404_3&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;the hill&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We did not have Playstations,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1242312404_4&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Nintendo Wii&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;no video/dvd films, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms...........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no Lawsuits from these accidents..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We rode bikes or walked to a friend&#39;s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Mum didn&#39;t have to go to work to help dad make ends meet!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;FOOTBALL, RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn&#39;t had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;MERIT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;Our teachers used to hit us with canes and gym shoes and bully&#39;s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;always &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;ruled the playground at school.&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;They actually sided with the law!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;DEAL WITH IT ALL! &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:&#39;times new roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;And YOU are one of them!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; ;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;CONGRATULATIONS!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Times New Roman;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:7;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; ;font-size:48px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://lajoke.blogspot.com/2009/05/bygone-era.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (ananda)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465909885965956465.post-7290321916505835304</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-05T03:23:42.984-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tech support</category><title>tech support</title><description>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;times new roman&#39;; &quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: What kind of computer do you have?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: A white one...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can&#39;t get my diskette out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Have you tried pushing the button?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Yes, sure, it&#39;s really stuck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: That doesn&#39;t sound good; I&#39;ll make a note.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: No, wait a minute. I hadn&#39;t inserted it yet, it&#39;s still on my&lt;br /&gt;desk. Sorry!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Click on the &#39;my computer&#39; icon on to the left of the screen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Your left or my left?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Good day. How may I help you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Hello... I can&#39;t print.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Would you click on start for me and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Listen pal; don&#39;t start getting technical on me! I&#39;m not &lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1236251851_0&quot;&gt;Bill&lt;br /&gt;Gates&lt;/span&gt; damn it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Hi good afternoon, this is Martha, I can&#39;t print. Every time I try&lt;br /&gt;it says &#39;Can&#39;t find printer&#39;. I&#39;ve even lifted the printer and placed it in&lt;br /&gt;front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can&#39;t find it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Is the printer switched on?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Aha, there is a switch?&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: I have problems printing in red.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Do you have a color printer?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Aaaah....................thank you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: What&#39;s on your monitor now ma&#39;am?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me in the supermarket.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Are you sure it&#39;s plugged into the computer?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: No. I can&#39;t get behind the computer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: OK.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Did the keyboard come with you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Yes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another&lt;br /&gt;keyboard?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Yes, there&#39;s another one here. Ah...that one does work!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Your password is the small letter a as in apple, a &lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1236251851_1&quot;&gt;capital letter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;V as in Victor, the number 7.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Is that 7 in &lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1236251851_2&quot;&gt;capital letters&lt;/span&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: I can&#39;t get on the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Are you sure you used the right password?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Yes I&#39;m sure. I saw my colleague do it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Can you tell me what the password was?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Five stars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: &lt;span class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1236251851_3&quot;&gt;Microsoft Technical Support&lt;/span&gt;, may I help you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Good afternoon! I have waited over 4 hours for you. Can you please&lt;br /&gt;tell me how long it will take before you can help me?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: Uhh..? Pardon, I don&#39;t understand your problem?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: I was working in Word and clicked the help button more than 4&lt;br /&gt;hours ago. Can you tell me when you will finally be helping me?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: How may I help you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: I&#39;m writing my first e-mail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helpdesk: OK, and, what seems to be the problem?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer: Well, I have the letter a, but how do I get the circle around it?&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://lajoke.blogspot.com/2009/03/tech-support.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (ananda)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465909885965956465.post-8380957323951391235</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-09T21:37:13.915-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fun School</category><title>Fun School</title><description>TEACHER:    Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn&#39;t have ten years ago.&lt;br /&gt; WINNIE:       Me!&lt;br /&gt; __________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:     Glenn, how do you spell &#39;crocodile?&#39;&lt;br /&gt; GLENN:         K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L&#39;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:     No, that&#39;s wrong&lt;br /&gt; GLENN:        Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.&lt;br /&gt; ____________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:     Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?&lt;br /&gt; DONALD:       H I J K L M N O.&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:     What are you talking about?&lt;br /&gt; DONALD:      Yesterday you said it&#39;s H to O.&lt;br /&gt; __________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  TEACHER:    John,  why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?&lt;br /&gt; JOHN:          You told me to do it without using tables.&lt;br /&gt; __________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:     Glen, why do you always get so dirty?&lt;br /&gt; GLEN:          Well, I&#39;m a lot closer to the ground than you are.&lt;br /&gt; _______________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:     Millie, give me a sentence starting  with &#39; I.&#39;&lt;br /&gt; MILLIE:        I  is..&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:    No, Millie..... Always say, &#39;I  am.&#39;&lt;br /&gt; MILLIE:       All right... &#39;I am  the ninth letter of the alphabet.&#39;&lt;br /&gt; ________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:  George Washington not only chopped down  his father&#39;s cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn&#39;t punish him?&lt;br /&gt; LOUIS:    Because George still had the axe in his hand.&lt;br /&gt; ______________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:    Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?&lt;br /&gt; SIMON:       No sir, I don&#39;t have to, my Mom is a good cook.&lt;br /&gt; ______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:      Maria, go to the map and find  North America.&lt;br /&gt; MARIA:          Here it  is.&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:     Correct.  Now class, who discovered  America?&lt;br /&gt; CLASS:         Maria.&lt;br /&gt; ____________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TEACHER:    Clyde, your composition on &#39;My Dog&#39; is exactly the  same as your brother&#39;s. Did you copy his?&lt;br /&gt; CLYDE:        No, sir. It&#39;s the same dog.&lt;br /&gt; ___________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TEACHER:   Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?&lt;br /&gt; HAROLD:     A teacher</description><link>http://lajoke.blogspot.com/2009/02/fun-school.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (ananda)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465909885965956465.post-226832545281697718</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-18T23:27:02.363-08:00</atom:updated><title>Wise Lady</title><description>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot;&gt;An old lady gets pulled over for speeding...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: Is there a problem, Officer?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer: Ma&#39;am, you were speeding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: Oh, I see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer: Can I see your license please?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: I&#39;d give it to you but I don&#39;t have one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer: Don&#39;t have one?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: Lost it, 4 years ago for drunk driving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer: I see ... Can I see your vehicle registration papers, please?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: I can&#39;t do that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer: Why not?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: I stole this car.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer: Stole it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: Yes, and I killed and hacked up the owner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer: You what?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: His body parts are in plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Officer looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The woman steps out of her vehicle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: Is there a problem sir?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer 2: One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner.&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: Murdered the owner?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer 2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car, please.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The woman opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an empty trunk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer 2: Is this your car, ma&#39;am?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: Yes, here are the registration papers.The officer is quite stunned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer 2: One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving license.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The officer examines the license. He looks quite puzzled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Officer 2: Thank you ma&#39;am, one of my officers told me you didn&#39;t have license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and hacked up the owner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Lady: Bet he told you I was speeding, too.&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://lajoke.blogspot.com/2008/12/wise-lady.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (ananda)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465909885965956465.post-7374789953709285443</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-17T22:51:32.147-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">lay off</category><title>lay off</title><description>&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: arial;font-family:lucida grande;&quot;  class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(32, 32, 32);&quot;&gt;An executive was in quandary. He had to get rid of one of his staff. He had narrowed it down to one&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(32, 32, 32);&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(32, 32, 32);font-size:130%;&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;of two people, Debra or Jack. It would be a hard decision to make, as they were both equally&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;qualified and both did excellent work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;He finally decided that in the morning whichever one used the water cooler first would have to go.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Debra came in the next morning, hugely hungover after partying all night. She went to the cooler to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;get some water to take an aspirin and the executive approached her and said: &quot;Debra, I&#39;ve never&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;done this before, but I have to lay you or Jack off.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Debra replied, &quot;Could you jack off, I have a terrible headache.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lajoke.blogspot.com/2008/12/lay-off.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (ananda)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item></channel></rss>