I first heard the the "any" key gag on The Simpsons...
As we Over 60's know, sometimes we have trouble with our computers.
Yesterday, I had a problem, so I called Georgie, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over.
Georgie clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong?
He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.'
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, 'An, ID ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again.'
Georgie grinned...'Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?
'No,' I replied.
'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think you'll figure it out.'
So I wrote down:
ID10T
I used to like Georgie, the little shit head.
And of course, it wouldn't do the things that were wrong while he was here.
Then I asked him where the "ANY" key was. He said there was no such thing. I said "oh yeah", then proceeded to go to a program that said "press any key to continue".
You should have seen him run out of here.
I first heard the the "any" key gag on The Simpsons...
of how many of us were raised.
My dad sternly advised me when I was young "DON'T BE A BUTTON PUSHER!"
Computer "etiquette" seems the opposite in that if at first you don't succeed....Push/click another button.
My first PC was purchased in the late 1990's. Imagine my angst when I got the first "You have requested an illegal action" message.
"PICNIC error"
-- since we can't call corporate giants idiots and keep our benefits.
Problem In Chair, Not In Computer
As we Over 60's know, sometimes we have trouble with our computers.
Yesterday, I had a problem, so I called Georgie, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over.
Georgie clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong?
He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.'
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, 'An, ID ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again.'
Georgie grinned...'Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?
'No,' I replied.
'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think you'll figure it out.'
So I wrote down:
ID10T
I used to like Georgie, the little shit head.