Computing Jokes

If Hewlett-Packard ran Christmas...

|They would market the Reverse Polish Ornament, which is put in your attic on the weekend after Thanksgiving, and placed out for viewing the day after the...

 

If Sony ran Christmas...

|Their Personal Xmas-ing Device, which would be barely larger than an ornament and flat, would allow you to celebrate the season with a device attached...

 

If the Franklin Mint ran Christmas...

|Every month, you would receive another lovely hand-crafted item from an authentic Civil War pewter ornament collection. Each ornament would weight about...

 

If Cray ran Christmas...

|The holiday season would cost $16 million but would be celebrated faster than any other holiday during the year.

 

If Thinking Machines ran Christmas...

|You would be able to hang over 64,000 ornaments on your tree (all identical) at the same time.

 

If Timex ran Christmas...

|The holiday would be cheap, small, quartz-crystal driven, and would let you take a licking and keep on shopping.

 

If Radio Shack ran Christmas...

|he staff would sell you ornaments, but not know anything about them or what they were for. Or you could buy parts to build your own tree.

 

If University of Waterloo ran Christmas...

|They would immediately change the name to WatMas.

 

Real opcodes

|AAC Alter All CommandsAAD Alter All DataAAO Add And OverflowAAR Alter At RandomAB Add BackwardsABC AlphaBetize CodeABR Add Beyond RangeACC Advance CPU...

 

The top ten signs that someone is using your e-mail account

|10. "Honey, why is an 18-wheeler from Amazon.com backing into our driveway?"9. One Secret Service agent is sitting on your head while another is slapping...