NOTE FROM KIM:

A break in an undersea cable has caused
70% of Egypt to be without Internet access,
and India has “degraded” service.

The Top 8 Tips for
Surviving Without the Internet

8> Go out to your mailbox and read a whole bunch of those junk mail ads.

7> Rush to the nearest drugstore. Apparently they still publish magazines with pictures of naked people in them.

6> Write a letter to the National Bank of Kenya, asking if there are any unclaimed multi-million dollar accounts by people sharing your last name.

5> Go to the store and fill your shopping cart with lots of cans of Spam. Remove them from your cart before you get to the cashier.

4> When forced to talk to someone face-to-face, carry a keyboard and pretend to IM.

3> Just order pizzas for the week online at…well, look up their phone number on their websi… uh, never mind.

2> You finally have time for “the talk” with your 23-year-old son – and his live-in girlfriend.

and the Number 1 Tip for Surviving Without the Internet…

1> Your Wi-Fi doesn’t work, so why not start talking to your *WiFe* for a change?

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Credits:

Selected from 34 submissions from 11 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 1, 4
John O’Byrne, Dublin, Ireland — 1, 5
Larry Mills, Keeseville, NY — 2, 7
G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 3
Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 6
Bruce Kane, Charlotte, NC — 8
Matt Van Opens, Watertown, WI — Topic
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator