October 2nd, 2001
NOTE FROM KIM:
According to a British report, “computer rage” is on the
increase in offices across the country, with one in four
Britons having attacked their machine, and some even
injuring injuring themselves in the process.
increase in offices across the country, with one in four
Britons having attacked their machine, and some even
injuring injuring themselves in the process.
The Top 9 Signs You
Suffer From Computer Rage
Suffer From Computer Rage
9> Tech support has designated you “Public Enemy #1.”
8> The “QWERTY” pattern embedded in your fist.
7> You like to use steel-toed Doc Martins to “boot” your computer.
6> You’ve shot more screens than Elvis.
5> Only two more punches on your “Frequent Monitor Buyer’s Card” and you get the next one free!
4> When you play CounterStrike, you use real bullets.
3> Let’s just say that storing your keyboard *there* is probably going to void the warranty, not to mention make you walk funny.
2> You go through more mice than your neighbor who collects anacondas.
and the Number 1 Sign You Suffer From Computer Rage…
1> You know exactly when your computer’s going to crash… about four seconds after you push it out the window.
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Credits:
Selected from 24 submissions from 8 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 1, 7
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 2, 6
Jack Scheer, Falls Church, VA — 2, 9
Dave Goudsward, Harrisburg, PA — 3
Bruce Kane, Boynton Beach, FL — 4
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 5, 8
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator