The Top 9 Quotes From
Shakespeare’s Computer Manual

9> Sleep seldom visits whilst surfing; when it doth, It is usually in school the next day. [Tempest: II, i]

8> Some are born great, Some achieve greatness, But most are stuck with Windows. [Twelfth Night: III, iv]

7> O happy Firewire plug! This is thy socket; there connect, and let my data transfer. [Romeo and Juliet: V, iii]

6> I’ll be as patient as a gentle stream with thee, For I know the error to be an I-D-10-T. [Two Gentleman of Verona: II, vi]

5> All that lives must die, Passing through folders to trash. [Hamlet: I, ii]

4> He that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which enriches him And makes me poor indeed. Therefore shalt thou encrypt all thine passwords. [Othello: III, iii]

3> Pop-ups die many times before their deaths; An unsaved document but once. [Julius Caesar: II, ii]

2> My flames fly up, my civilities remain below: Words without thoughts never to newsgroups post. [Hamlet: III, iii]

and the Number 1 Quote From Shakespeare’s Computer Manual…

1> To mourn a mischief that is past and gone Is the next way to draw new mischief on. Therefore subject line this one: I LOVE THEE, and to all in address book forward along. [Othello: I, iii]

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Selected from 36 submissions from 12 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Bill Ervin, Tigard, OR — 1
Daniel Attema, Adelaide, Australia — 2, 5
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 3, 9
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 4
Shawn McWhorter, St. Paul, MN — 6, 8
Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 7
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