Thursday Special ~ The Original Computer
HEALTH WARNING—
Put that HOT Coffee down
NOW!
The Original Computer
Memory was something you lost with age
An application was for employment
A program was a TV show
A cursor used profanity
A keyboard was a piano
A web was a spider’s home
A virus was the flu
A CD was a bank account
A hard drive was a long trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
And if you had a 3 inch floppy - - - - -
You just hoped nobody ever found out!?!
Click if you must! 
Nick said,
November 27, 2008 at 8:19 am
And a desktop was something cluttered with unpaid bills and family photos. Of course I clicked. This guy has quite a movement - he ought to be a belly dancer….
Magpie11 said,
November 27, 2008 at 12:08 pm
There’s a couple of things missing!
Phil O'Kane said,
November 27, 2008 at 12:17 pm
i clicked the picture. closed it quickly ‘cos im in work. i like the original computer pic a lot.
Eileen said,
November 27, 2008 at 1:53 pm
A mobile was something that hung over a baby’s cot.
Love the print/delete on the picture!
Eileen
wisewebwoman said,
November 27, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Can’t click but can imagine - love the pic of the computer!
And Wallpaper stuck to your walls!
And a cache was usually stolen goods.
And a download was…., well, never mind. ;^)
XO
WWW
Grannymar said,
November 27, 2008 at 6:10 pm
@Nick - My desk is covered with receipts from my venture to the shops today. Now where is my keyboard????
@Magpie - We have to leave somethings to the imagination!
@Phil - Oops!
@Eileen - Life was simple then!
@WWW - Trust you!
Baino said,
November 27, 2008 at 7:09 pm
My boss asked me to go downstairs yesterday and bring him the ‘mail book’ so he could see whether a particular parcel had been sent . . he was flabbergasted to learn it was actually on an excel spreadsheet! Some things never change!
Grannymar said,
November 27, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Baino
I thought you would bring him a copy of GQ, Esquire or Penthouse!
kenju said,
November 28, 2008 at 2:47 am
LOL!!
paddyanglican said,
November 28, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Oh Granny you are awful!
Grannymar said,
November 28, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Paddy A,
But you like me!
paddyanglican said,
November 28, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Naughty but nice
One good clichee deserves another
Jefferson Davis said,
November 28, 2008 at 11:10 pm
LOL…That’s hilarious, Grannymar.
My favourite old-tech phrase is “Sneaker Net”. The youngsters can’t quite fathom carrying a 5 1/4 floppy from one computer to another. Do I really want to admit that I remember those days? 
Grannymar said,
November 29, 2008 at 10:02 am
JD,
I suppose those 5¼ floppies were heavier and more difficult to lose, unlike today’s laptops and DVDs!
Dorothy Stahlnecker said,
December 5, 2008 at 5:06 am
Boy aint this the truth and in I think I liked it better when we just used an old typewriter..I felt empowered and now I feel overwhelmed..
Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com
Grannymar said,
December 5, 2008 at 11:54 am
Dorothy I hope you are keeping well!
Now you are empowered with the computer to share your wise words with your friends.