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Funniest computer term by out-of-touch old fool

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by poindexter, Aug 4, 2008.

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Which is your favorite line about computers?

  1. George Bush: "The Google"

    14 vote(s)
    16.5%

  2. Ted Stevens: "Series of Tubes"

    26 vote(s)
    30.6%

  3. Bobby Bowden: "You listen to eBay and e-mail and all that junk"

    11 vote(s)
    12.9%

  4. Ted Stevens: "an Internet was sent by my staff"

    30 vote(s)
    35.3%

  5. John McCain: "My staffers show me things on the computer"

    4 vote(s)
    4.7%
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  1. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Cast your vote
     
    poindexter, Aug 4, 2008
    #1
  2. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Oh, goodness. It's so tough to choose between the Stevens terms.
     
    sportschick, Aug 4, 2008
    #2
  3. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    The Google, hands down.
     
    dooley_womack1, Aug 4, 2008
    #3
  4. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Bowden's was pretty good, but Series of Tubes wins
     
    slappy4428, Aug 4, 2008
    #4
  5. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Al Gore: "I invented the Internet."
     
    HejiraHenry, Aug 4, 2008
    #5
  6. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Series of tubes. By a landslide.

    And, Henry, these are actual quotes.
     
    zeke12, Aug 4, 2008
    #6
  7. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Paraphrasing and changing the meaning is an acceptable rhetorical device.

    And then, hell, stick in quotes. Close enough.
     
    JR, Aug 4, 2008
    #7
  8. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    So long as he ain't sticking a bunch of "u's" where they don't belong, I guess it's OK.
     
    zeke12, Aug 4, 2008
    #8
  9. NoOneLikesUs

    NoOneLikesUs Active Member

    Never said it.
     
    NoOneLikesUs, Aug 4, 2008
    #9
  10. Beaker

    Beaker Active Member

    McCain's general computer illiteracy deserves a shout-out.
     
    Beaker, Aug 4, 2008
    #10
  11. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Oh so now they have the Internet on computers!--Homer Simpson
     
    BYH, Aug 4, 2008
    #11
  12. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    The google... That's hilarious. I'm going to use that in everyday conversations.
     
    mustangj17, Aug 4, 2008
    #12
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