[Fwd: [Fwd: T'was The Night Before Y2K]]

From: Charles Oblender <charlesII_at_nwonline.net>
Date: Wed Jul 14 11:28:19 1999

I received this in my bloated in box and thought that I should share this with
the rest of you.

Charles.

Carol Catchings wrote:

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> Subject: T'was The Night Before Y2K
> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 14:37:39 -0700
> From: Ada Jane Cowper <ajcowper_at_juno.com>
> To: bobalbert_at_juno.com, barrett5_at_uswest.net, JIMJOANNE_at_WORLDNET.ATT.NET,
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>
> T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE Y2K
>
> Twas the night before Y2K,
> And all through the nation
> We'd soon see the bug that
> Caused such a sensation.
>
> The chips were replaced
> In computers with care,
> In hopes that ol' Bugsy
> Wouldn't stop there.
>
> While some folks could think
> They were snug in their beds
> Others had visions
> Of dread in their heads.
>
> And Ma with her PC,
> And I with my Mac
> Had just logged on the Net
> And kicked back with a snack.
>
> When over the server,
> There arose such a clatter
> I called Mister Gates
> To see what was the matter.
>
> But he was away,
> So I flew like a flash
> Off to my bank
> To withdraw all my cash.
>
> Then word of the shortage,
> Caused such a demand
> That the money was gone,
> And the streets were all jammed.
>
> When what with my wandering eyes
> Should I see on my screen
> But Millennium Bugsy,
> This must be a dream!.
>
> The hack of all hackers,
> Was looking so smug,
> I knew that it must be
> The Y2K bug!
>
> His image downloaded,
> In no time at all,
> He whistled and shouted,
> In a loud download drawl.
>
> "Go Intel! Go Gateway!
> Now HP! Big Blue!
> Everything Compac,
> And Pentium too!
>
> All processors big,
> All processors small,
> Crash away! Crash away!
> Crash away all!
>
> Ada Jane Cowper
> ajcowper_at_juno.com
> 520-477-2474
Received on Wed Jul 14 1999 - 11:28:19 BST