Re: [RML] Y2K bedtime story

HH (Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de)
Tue, 28 Dec 1999 12:25:54 +0100

You forgot the last words:

I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING
THE HEATER WAS STILL WORKING
IT HAS JUST BEEN A DREAM FOR ALL
NO WORLDWIDE PANIC OVERALL

Habe a good Y2K.

Jim Capelle schrieb:
> I'am hoping you all had a Great Weekend and next weekend doesn't end as this
> one in the joke did. JiM C.
>
> T'WAS THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS
> AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE,
> NOT ONE PC WAS WORKING
> NOT EVEN A MOUSE.
>
> I TURNED ON THE POWER
> BUT NOTHING WAS WORKING,
> I GRABBED THE COMPUTER
> AND STARTED BANGING AND JERKING.
>
> I LAID OUT THREE GRAND
> FOR THIS BIG WAD OF SPIT,
> ON JANUARY 1ST THE DAMN
> THING TURNED TO SHIT.
>
> WHEN I THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW
> IT MADE SUCH A CLATTER,
> MY NEIGHBOR JUST CALLED
> TO SEE WHAT'S THE MATTER.
>
> I TURNED ON THE TV
> THE CABLE IS DOWN,
> MY MICROWAVE OVEN
> IS MAKING A WEIRD SOUND.
>
> MY NEW VCR
> IS AS DEAD AS A ROCK,
> NOT ONE LIGHT IS BLINKING
> NOT EVEN THE CLOCK.
>
> IT'S TWENTY BELOW
> THE PEAK OF SNOW SEASON,
> THE FURNACE WON'T WORK
> THE PIPES ARE ALL FREEZING.
>
> THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED
> AT A WORSE TIME.
> I THINK I HAVE FROSTBITE
> ON MY BEHIND.
>
> I LAUGHED FOR A SECOND
> AND THOUGHT IT ALL FUNNY,
> THEN A CALL FROM MY BANK
> IN REGARDS TO MY MONEY.
>
> "WE MANAGED YOUR PENSION
> AND SAVINGS WITH CARE,
> BUT FOR SOME ODD REASON
> YOUR MONEY'S NOT THERE.
> WE WERE Y2K READY
> WE'D THOUGHT WE'D BE HEROES,
> BUT REGRET TO INFORM YOU
> YOUR BALANCE IS..ZERO!"
>
> I DROP THE RECEIVER
> TO THE BATHROOM I RUSH,
> I PUSH DOWN THE HANDLE
> THE TOILET WON'T FLUSH.
>
> I TURNED ON THE FAUCET
> NOT ONE DROP HITS THE SINK,
> I HEAD OUT THE DOOR
> TO THE PUB FOR A DRINK.
>
> I JUMP IN THE CAR
> TURN THE KEY IN THE SWITCH,
> IT ONLY GOES "CLICK"
> I SCREAM,"SON OF A BITCH!"
>
> A COMPUTERIZED IGNITION
> HAS JUST SEALED MY FATE,
> NOT SET UP FOR THE "2000" DATE.
>
> I TWITCH LIKE A MADMAN
> THIS CANNOT BE TRUE,
> NO CAR, HEAT, OR MONEY,
> WHAT THE HELL CAN I DO?
>
> SHOUTING OBSCENITIES
> AS I RAN OUT OF SIGHT,
> HAPPY Y2K TO ALL
> IT'S BEEN ONE HELL OF A NIGHT!
>
>
>

Best regards

Harro Hieronimus, Solingen, Germany
harro.hieronimus at t-online.de

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