"Who's On First", Computer Style

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  1. tripwire45
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    This was probably posted here before but it is a classic.

    If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today Bud Abbott and Lou
    Costello's infamous sketch "Who's on first?" might have turned out
    something
    like this:



    COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT



    ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?






    COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm
    thinking about
    buying a computer.


    ABBOTT: Mac?


    COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.


    ABBOTT: Your computer?


    COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.


    ABBOTT: Mac?


    COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.


    ABBOTT: What about Windows?


    COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?


    ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?


    COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows?


    ABBOTT: Wallpaper.


    COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.


    ABBOTT: Software for Windows?


    COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write
    proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?


    ABBOTT: Office.


    COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?


    ABBOTT: I just did.


    COSTELLO: You just did what?


    ABBOTT: Recommend something.


    COSTELLO: You recommended something?


    ABBOTT: Yes.


    COSTELLO: For my office?


    ABBOTT: Yes.


    COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?


    ABBOTT: Office.


    COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!


    ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.


    COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, lets just say
    I'm
    sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I
    need?


    ABBOTT: Word.


    COSTELLO: What word?


    ABBOTT: Word in Office.


    COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.


    ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.


    COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?


    ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".


    COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with
    some
    straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the
    Internet?


    ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.


    COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of
    your
    business. Just tell me what I need!


    ABBOTT: Real One.


    COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 & 4. Can
    I watch
    them?


    ABBOTT: Of course.


    COSTELLO: Great! With what?


    ABBOTT: Real One.


    COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What
    do I do?


    ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".


    COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?


    ABBOTT: The blue "1".


    COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?


    ABBOTT: The blue "1" is Real One and the blue "W" is Word.


    COSTELLO: What word?


    ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.


    COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows"!


    ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world.


    COSTELLO: It is?


    ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. It
    pretty
    much wiped out all the other Words out there.


    COSTELLO: And that word is real one?


    ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even
    part of
    Office.


    COSTELLO: STOP! Don't start that again. What about financial
    bookkeeping?
    You have anything I can track my money with?


    ABBOTT: Money.


    COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?


    ABBOTT: Money.


    COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?


    ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.


    COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?


    ABBOTT: Money.


    COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?


    ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.


    COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?


    ABBOTT: One copy.


    COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?


    ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.


    COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?


    ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!


    A FEW DAYS LATER . .


    ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?


    COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?


    ABBOTT: Click on "START".......
     
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  2. Phoenix
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    Haha its rather coincidental
    i have never seen Rain Man but I just read the Wiki article about it and it mentions this sketch a few times :)
    like, less than 30 mins ago!! spooky
     
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  3. tripwire45
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    The original "Who's On First" is one of the most amazing pieces of classic humor ever. If you've never seen it, I highly recommend that you do. It is probably one of the funniest bits of all time. :biggrin
     
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    Quality ! :biggrin
     
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