That Darned Glass!

By Jeff Dunteman
(With a little help
from Carl A. Franz) in PC Techniques April/May 1995



Somebody left a glass of milk next to the keyboard.

Here are some reactions:

Optimist:
 
The glass is half full.
 
Pessimist: The glass is half empty.
   
Futurist:
 
The milk's in the wrong half of the glass.
 
Pascal Programmers: Well, what TYPE of milk is it?
   
C Programmers: No thanks; I drink straight from the jug.
   
Assembly Programmers: No thanks; I drink straight from the cow.
   
BASIC Programmers: No thanks; I'm still breast feeding.
   
COBOL Programmers: I'LL DRINK IT IF YOU CAN GIVE ME UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
   
Logicians: I may or may not have drunk some part of that milk.
   
Pentium users: I drank Glass*.49999999 ... but don't hold me to that.
   
Windows users: Where's my straw?
   
Mac Users: Where's my pump?
   
Shareware game author: That glass is free. The next one you have to pay for.
   
Copy protection crazies: Someone drank half of my milk and didn't pay for it!
   
National News Media: Hey, we wanted OJ!