You've been on a PC too long when...

[Tranquility_Base]

You know you have been on the computer too long when....

When asked about a bus schedule, you wonder if it is 16 or 32 bits.

When you are counting objects, you go "0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D...".

When you dream in 256 pallettes of 256 colors.

When your wife says "If you don't turn off that dang machine and come to bed, then I am going to divorce you!", and you chastise her for for omitting the "else" clause.

You try to sleep, and think sleep(8 * 3600); /* sleep for 8 hours /

When you are reading a book and look for the scroll bar to get to the next page.

When after fooling around all day with routers etc, you pick up the phone and start dialling an IP number...

When you get in the elevator and double-click the button for the floor you want.

When not only do you check your email more often than your paper mail, but you remember your {network address} faster than your postal one.

When you look for a icon to double-click to open your bedroom window.

When you go to balance your checkbook and discover that you're doing the math in octal.

When you look for a trash can icon for throwing garbage.

[trav]

Oh thats a good one! Describes me! ;D

[Ace]

I thought that was good, even though I didn't understand half of them since I don't program, and the others described Travis, which should be avoided.

Bob; I've looked for a Start button on appliances, to turn them off.  I double clicked my Braun shaver, and almost took my moustache off.  I actually caught a mouse in the garage last weekend, and started sliding the trap and him around to find the cursor...  I guess it was too late.  

[Carskick]

When you go to the doctor and ask if he is using Norton or McAfee.

When you wonder how many GBs of space you have left in your brain

When you count hard drive fragments to get to sleep

When you realize reseting the confused waiter is not an option.

When you see spots before your eyes of where your desktop icons are.

When you start calling TVs monitors

When you try to make someone go away by clicking an X in the upper right hand corner.

When you get carpel tunnel

When you buy a laptop or PDA so you never have to leave a computer.

When you don't think of the standard meaning or usage when someone says floppy, fan, cooling, process, memory, Hertz, Zip, Surf, monitor, case, Cerial/Serial, Parallel, Jack, e, cable, wireless, drive, etc.


Hope someone found some enjoyment out of my sad attempt to be funny.

[Mark H]

When you refer to rearranging the garage as defragmenting the garage.

Mark H

[Ace]

I enjoyed them, Cars, along with Mark's and the Tranquil originals.  

Ace; I like the idea of someone having a cat named "Kick" and then doing it.

[sentofuno]

you know those chocolate vending machines?

we have one in the office. i looked at it today and instead of thinking 'what do i want' the phrase that entered my head was 'map networked sweetie machine'

[trav]

When you go to the doctor and ask if he is using Norton or McAfee.

When you wonder how many GBs of space you have left in your brain

When you count hard drive fragments to get to sleep

When you realize reseting the confused waiter is not an option.

When you see spots before your eyes of where your desktop icons are.

When you start calling TVs monitors

When you try to make someone go away by clicking an X in the upper right hand corner.

When you get carpel tunnel

When you buy a laptop or PDA so you never have to leave a computer.

When you don't think of the standard meaning or usage when someone says floppy, fan, cooling, process, memory, Hertz, Zip, Surf, monitor, case, Cerial/Serial, Parallel, Jack, e, cable, wireless, drive, etc.


Hope someone found some enjoyment out of my sad attempt to be funny.

ROFL!!!!!

[bill macdonald]

Absolutely hilarious!  Be even funnier if it weren't all true.
Bill

[Nestor]

If you hit the minimize buton do they turn into midgets? or smurfs?

[trav]

smurfs :)

[trav]

I went into my dads office a week ago and he was on his computer, his office was generally clean, ad i said "hey dad, your desktop is clean"....."oh wait...your DESK" hahahahahah jeez i spend to much time on my computer