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>From: Krofs@xxxxxxx
>Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 12:07:31 EDT
>Subject: Fwd: [Fwd: Microsoft Restaurant]
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>In a message dated 4/30/99 3:11:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, blackmon@xxxxxxx
>writes:
>
><<
> If Restaurants Functioned Like Microsoft...
>
> Patron: Waiter!
> Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support.
> Waiter. What seems to be the problem?
>
> Patron: There's a fly in my soup!
> Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time.
> Patron: No, it's still there.
> Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're using the soup. Try
> eating it with a fork instead.
> Patron: Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.
>
> Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl. What
> kind of bowl are you using?
> Patron: A SOUP bowl!
>
> Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it's a configuration
> problem. How was the bowl set up?
> Patron: You brought it to me on a saucer. What has that to
> do with the fly in my soup?!
>
> Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you
> noticed the fly in your soup?
> Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!
>
> Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup
> of the Day?
> Patron: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day??
> Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.
> Patron: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?
> Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato.
>
> Patron: Fine. Bring me the tomato soup, and the check.
> I'm running late now.
>
> [waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup
> and the check]
>
> Waiter: Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check.
> Patron: This is potato soup.
> Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasn't ready yet.
> Patron: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything.
>
> [waiter leaves.]
>
> Patron: Waiter! There's a gnat in my soup!
>
> The check:
> Soup of the Day . . . . . . . . . . $5.00
> Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day. . $2.50
> Access to support . . . . . . . . . $1.00
>
> >>
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>Subject: Microsoft Restaurant
>Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:30:06 -0500
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> If Restaurants Functioned Like Microsoft...
>
> Patron: Waiter!
> Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support.
> Waiter. What seems to be the problem?
>
> Patron: There's a fly in my soup!
> Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time.
> Patron: No, it's still there.
> Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're using the soup. Try
> eating it with a fork instead.
> Patron: Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.
>
> Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl. What
> kind of bowl are you using?
> Patron: A SOUP bowl!
>
> Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it's a configuration
> problem. How was the bowl set up?
> Patron: You brought it to me on a saucer. What has that to
> do with the fly in my soup?!
>
> Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you
> noticed the fly in your soup?
> Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!
>
> Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup
> of the Day?
> Patron: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day??
> Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.
> Patron: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?
> Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato.
>
> Patron: Fine. Bring me the tomato soup, and the check.
> I'm running late now.
>
> [waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup
> and the check]
>
> Waiter: Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check.
> Patron: This is potato soup.
> Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasn't ready yet.
> Patron: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything.
>
> [waiter leaves.]
>
> Patron: Waiter! There's a gnat in my soup!
>
> The check:
> Soup of the Day . . . . . . . . . . $5.00
> Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day. . $2.50
> Access to support . . . . . . . . . $1.00
>
>
William Brower
Publisher of TS Express
Email: 1000mileman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.insideedgesystems.com
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