"Abbott 
            and Costello Meet Microsoft Windows"
            From Sheldon Koehler
  
             Costello: Hey, Abbott!
              Abbot: Yes, Lou?
 Costello: I just got my first computer.
              Abbot: That's great Lou. What did you get?
 Costello: A Pentium II-266, with 40 
              Megs of RAM, a 2.1 Gig hard drive, and a 24X CD-ROM.
              Abbot: That's terrific, Lou.
 Costello: But I don't know what any 
              of it means!!
              Abbot: You will in time.
 Costello: That's exactly why I am here 
              to see you.
              Abbot: Oh?
 Costello: I heard that you are a real 
              computer expert.
              Abbot: Well, I don't know-
 Costello: Yes-sir-ee. You know your 
              stuff. And you're going to train me.
              Abbot: Really?
 Costello: Uh huh. And I am here for 
              my first lesson.
              Abbot: O.K. Lou. What do want to know?
 Costello: I am having no problem turning 
              it on, but I heard that you should be very careful how you turn 
              it off.
              Abbot: That's true.
 Costello: So, here I am working on 
              my new computer and I want to turn it off. What do I do?
              Abbot: Well, first you press the Start button, and then-
 Costello: No, I told you, I want to 
              turn it off.
              Abbot: I know, you press the Start button-
 Costello: Wait a second. I want to 
              turn it Off. I know how to start it. So tell me what to do.
              Abbot: I did.
 Costello: When?
              Abbot: When I told you to press the Start button.
 Costello: Why should I press the Start 
              button?
              Abbot: To shut off the computer.
 Costello: I press Start to stop.
              Abbot: Well Start doesn't actually stop the computer.
 Costello: I knew it! So what do I press?
              Abbot: Start.
 Costello: Start what?
              Abbot: Start button.
 Costello: Start button to do what?
              Abbot: Shut down.
 Costello: You don't have to get rude!
              Abbot: No, no, no! That's not what I meant.
 Costello: Then say what you mean.
              Abbot: To shut down the computer, press-
 Costello: Don't say, "Start!"
              Abbot: Then what do you want me to say?
 Costello: Look, if I want to turn off 
              the computer, I am willing to press the Stop button, the End button 
              and Cease and Desist button, butno one in their right mind presses 
              the Start to Stop.
              Abbot: But that's what you do.
 Costello: And you probably Go at Stop 
              signs, and Stop at green lights.
              Abbot: Don't be ridiculous.
 Costello: I'M being ridiculous? Well. 
              I think it's about time we started this conversation.
              Abbot: What are you talking about?
Costello: I am starting this conversation right now. Good-bye.