O/T: Windows Haiku

Couldn't resist this: ------------------------------ In Japan, they are considering replacing the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku poetry has strict construction rules. Each poem has only three lines, 17 syllables: five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, five in the third. Haiku is used to communicate a timeless message often achieving a wistful, yearning and powerful insight through extreme brevity -- the essence of Zen: Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are blank. --------------------------------------------------- Your file was so big. It might be very useful. But now it is gone. ------------------------------------------ The Website you seek Cannot be located, but Countless more exist. ------------------------------------------- Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return. --------------------------------------------- Program aborting: Close all that you have worked on. You ask far too much. --------------------------------------------- Windows ME crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams. -------------------------------------------------- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -------------------------------------------------- First snow, then silence. This thousand-dollar screen dies So beautifully. -------------------------------------------------- With searching comes loss And the presence of absence: "My Novel" not found. --------------------------------------------------- The Tao that is seen Is not the true Tao-until You bring fresh toner. ------------------------------------------------- Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down. -------------------------------------------------- A crash reduces Your expensive computer To a simple stone. -------------------------------------------------- Three things are certain: Death, taxes and lost data. Guess which has occurred. ------------------------------------------------- You step in the stream, But the water has moved on. This page is not here. -------------------------------------------------- Out of memory. We wish to hold the whole sky, But we never will. ------------------------------------------------- Having been erased, The document you're seeking Must now be retyped.

Steve Smith wrote: > > Couldn't resist this: Bloody great, thx for posting Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ "A man is only as old as the woman he feels" --Groucho Marx--

> Couldn't resist this: ***y great, thx for posting Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ "A man is only as old as the woman he feels" --Groucho Marx--

Steve Smith wrote: > I keep reading these over and over, any idea where one can find more of these ? Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ "A man is only as old as the woman he feels" --Groucho Marx--

"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KmpH8.6195$[email hidden]... > Couldn't resist this: > ------------------------------ Hehe... great stuff. I expecially like this one and am tempted to use it as my sig. Windows ME crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams.

got a good laugh out of those....thanks

Thanks Steve, an essential read. Poetic moments, and monumental insights, very deep thoughts indeed. Achim Your file was so big. It might be very useful. But now it is gone. "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KmpH8.6195$[email hidden]...

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> Couldn't resist this: > ------------------------------ > > In Japan, they are considering replacing the impersonal and unhelpful > Microsoft Error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku poetry has > strict construction rules. > Each poem has only three lines, 17 syllables: > five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, five in the > third. > Haiku is used to communicate a timeless message often > achieving a wistful, yearning and powerful insight through extreme > brevity -- the essence of Zen: > > Serious error. > All shortcuts have disappeared. > Screen. Mind. Both are blank. > --------------------------------------------------- > > Your file was so big. > It might be very useful. > But now it is gone. > ------------------------------------------ > > The Website you seek > Cannot be located, but > Countless more exist. > ------------------------------------------- > > Chaos reigns within. > Reflect, repent, and reboot. > Order shall return. > --------------------------------------------- > > Program aborting: > Close all that you have worked on. > You ask far too much. > --------------------------------------------- > > Windows ME crashed. > I am the Blue Screen of Death. > No one hears your screams. > -------------------------------------------------- > > Yesterday it worked. > Today it is not working. > Windows is like that. > -------------------------------------------------- > > First snow, then silence. > This thousand-dollar screen dies > So beautifully. > -------------------------------------------------- > > With searching comes loss > And the presence of absence: > "My Novel" not found. > --------------------------------------------------- > > The Tao that is seen > Is not the true Tao-until > You bring fresh toner. > ------------------------------------------------- > > Stay the patient course. > Of little worth is your ire. > The network is down. > -------------------------------------------------- > > A crash reduces > Your expensive computer > To a simple stone. > -------------------------------------------------- > > Three things are certain: > Death, taxes and lost data. > Guess which has occurred. > ------------------------------------------------- > > You step in the stream, > But the water has moved on. > This page is not here. > -------------------------------------------------- > > Out of memory. > We wish to hold the whole sky, > But we never will. > ------------------------------------------------- > > Having been erased, > The document you're seeking > Must now be retyped. > > >

These are great...clipped and saved... "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KmpH8.6195$[email hidden]... > Couldn't resist this: > ------------------------------ > > In Japan, they are considering replacing the impersonal and unhelpful > Microsoft Error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku poetry has > strict construction rules.