Fwd: WINDOWS 2000 TENNESSEE EDITION

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>From: " Burgess, " <.Burgess@...>

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><gbonham@...>,<az_bob@...>,<arizona_donna@...>,<t\

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>Subject: WINDOWS 2000 TENNESSEE EDITION

>Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 08:09:48 -0700

>

>

>Dear Consumers:

>

>

>

>It has come to our attention that a few copies of the WINDOWS 2000

>TENNESSEE EDITION may have accidentally been shipped outside of the STATE

>of TENNESSEE.

>

>If you have one of these, you may need help understanding

>the commands. The TENNESSEE EDITION may be recognized by the unique opening

>screen. It reads: WINDERS 2000, with a background picture of Willie

>superimposed on a bottle of Jack s.

>

>Please also note:

>

> The Recycle Bin is labeled " Outhouse "

> My Computer is called " This Dern Contraption "

> Dial Up Networking is called " Good Ol' Boys "

> Control Panel is known as " The Dashboard "

> Hard Drive is referred to as " 4-Wheel Drive "

> Floppies are " Them little ol' plastic thangs "

> Instead of an error message, " Duct Tape " pops up

>

>

>

>CHANGES IN TERMINOLOGY IN TENNESSEE EDITION:

> Cancel............stopdat

> Reset.............try'er agin

> Yes...............yep

> No................nope

> Find..............hunt fer it

> Go to.............over yonder

> Back..............back yonder

> Help..............hep me out here

> Stop..............kwitit (WHOA!)

> Start.............crank'er up

> Settings..........settins

> Programs......... stuff at duz stuff

> Documents....... .stuff ah done did

>

>Also note that the TENNESSEE EDITION does not recognize capital letters or

>punctuation marks. Some programs that are exclusive to WINDERS 2000:

>

> Tiperiter.....................a word processing program

> Colerin' Book.................a graphics program

> Cyferin' Mersheen.............calculator

> Outhouse Paper................notepad

> Inner-net.....................Microsoft explorer 5.0

> Pitchers......................a graphics viewer

>

>

>We regret any inconvenience it may have caused. If you received a copy of

>the TENNESSEE EDITION, you may return it to Microsoft for a replacement

>version.

>

>

>

>I hope this helps all y'all!

>

> Bob Gates

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