Posted by Jyeshta on 11/22/07 19:46

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:31:27 GMT, "dadiOH"
<dadiOH@guesswhere.com> wrote:

>CQ wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:50:50 GMT, dadiOH dadiOH@guesswhere.com in
>> <u2e1j.9434$Xg.37@trnddc06> enlightened us like so:
>>
>>> Because 95% of all computer owners can barely even turn them on.
>>
>> I worked with a guy who ran the parts department at a marine
>> dealership I was involved with. He was computer illiterate but
>> generally a pretty smart guy. When the new owner introduced
>> computers to the business, he was all ready to learn, quite willing
>> and picked it up quite quickly the first day. At the end of the
>> day he was shown how to turn off the computer, which was no problem.
>>
>> The next day he came in first and opened as usual and then
>> proceeded to try to figure out how the hell to turn the damn
>> newfangled computer thingy on...reasoning that since he had used
>> the mouse to turn it OFF then he should obviously use the mouse to
>> turn it back ON.
>>
>> He was more than a bit perplexed and flustered by the time help
>> arrived an hour later.
>>
>> Happy Thanksgiving, dads...and everyone else too.
>
>Hey, Cap'n...I see you are still in the elite 5% :)
>
>And a bountiful Thanksgiving to you too and to all others.

I'll just chime in to say how good it is to see you both, and add
my good wishes to yours.

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