NOTE FROM KIM:

Microsoft recently launched their latest Windows XP
operating system at the Marriott Marquis Theater
in Times Square, New York City.

The Top 9 Things Overheard
at the Windows XP Launch Party

9> “640 megabytes ought to be enough for anybody.”

8> “Wait’ll they check out the secret font messages in *this* baby!”

7> “It’s amazing how much this reminds me of the Windows 98 and ME launch parties, but for some reason it’s more expensive.”

6> “I’m sorry but the license to your invitation expired at noon. To renew it for another two hours just sign here and pay us $120.”

5> “Is it true they’re going to be dropping free XP CDs on Afghanistan? I feel sorry for the Taliban already.”

4> “That’s right, the XP stands for X-tra Profits!”

3> [*WHAP!*] “Thank you, Mr. Gates. May I have another?”

2> “Wow, that hooker just offered to do to me what Bill’s doing to the public!”

and the Number 1 Thing Overheard at the Windows XP Launch
Party…

1> “Mr. Allen, for $500, I’ll show you my security hole *and* my back door.”

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Credits:

Selected from 35 submissions from 13 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY — 1
Dave Goudsward, Harrisburg, PA — 2
Kevin van Houten, The Colony, TX — 3, 8, 9 (Hat trick!)
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 4, Runner Up list name
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 5
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 6, 9
Greg Preece, Toronto, ON — 7