{"id":110,"date":"2006-02-06T09:57:03","date_gmt":"2006-02-06T09:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tompayne.wordpress.com\/2006\/02\/06\/abbott-and-costello-buy-a-computer\/"},"modified":"2006-02-06T09:57:03","modified_gmt":"2006-02-06T09:57:03","slug":"abbott-and-costello-buy-a-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paynecentral.com\/tompayne\/2006\/02\/06\/abbott-and-costello-buy-a-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott and Costello Buy a Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: Thanks. I&#8217;m setting up an office in my den and I&#8217;m thinking about buying a computer.<br \/>\nABBOTT: Mac?<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: No, the name&#8217;s Lou.<br \/>\nABBOTT: Your computer?<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: I don&#8217;t own a computer. I want to buy one.<br \/>\nABBOTT: Mac?<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: I told you, my name&#8217;s Lou.<br \/>\nABBOTT: What about Windows?<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: I don&#8217;t know. What will I see when I look at the windows?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Wallpaper.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nCOSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.<br \/>\nABBOTT: Software for Windows?<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals and track expenses and run my business. What do you have?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Office.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?<br \/>\nABBOTT: I just did.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: You just did what?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Recommend something.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: You recommended something?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Yes.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: For my office?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Yes.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Office.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: Yes, for my office!<br \/>\nABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let&#8217;s just say I&#8217;m sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Word.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: What word?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Word in Office.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: The only word in office is office.<br \/>\nABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?<br \/>\nABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue &#8220;W&#8221;.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: I&#8217;m going to click your blue &#8220;w&#8221; if you don&#8217;t start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Money.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: That&#8217;s right. What do you have?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Money.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: I need money to track my money?<br \/>\nABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: What&#8217;s bundled with my computer?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Money.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?<br \/>\nABBOTT: One copy.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: Isn&#8217;t it illegal to copy money?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!<br \/>\n(A few days later)<br \/>\nABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?<br \/>\nCOSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?<br \/>\nABBOTT: Click on &#8220;START<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks. I&#8217;m setting up an office in my den and I&#8217;m thinking about buying a computer. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: No, the name&#8217;s Lou. ABBOTT: Your computer? COSTELLO: I don&#8217;t own a computer. I want to buy one. ABBOTT: Mac? 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