"It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature!"
Computer Wit and Wisdom
Compiled by David LubarThis is a compilation of sayings applicable to computers. Those quoted include George Bush(I assume Sr., but it's not specified), who apparently tried to learn to use a computer, and is quoted several times in this book, saying things like, "What's a mouse?". Characters from books, such as Robinson Crusoe, Hamlet, and Sherlock Holmes, are also quoted. Don Quixote says, "A fine calculation you are making! It is plain you don't know the ins and outs of the printers...". Authors are also quoted outside of books. Daniel Pinkwater, whose
Fat Camp Commandos was reviewed here, says, "A brand new computer! Oh joy! New things to learn. New, bewildering instructions to follow. Ordinarily, I'd rather be shot." Other authors quoted include Orson Scott Card, Michael Crichton, Douglass Adams, and Isaac Asimov. Each chapter has a humorous introduction by David Lubar, which is at least as funny as the quotes. The chapters are three to ten pages of two to four quotes each. There are 202 pages in the book.
The copy that I checked out of the library hadn't been circulated for four years, because nobody(ok, I'm stretching it. Don't call me on it.) goes to the computer section looking for humor. This book was published in 1995, so there's not as much about the internet as there could be, but there's still two chapters on the internet. The cover illustration (by Matthw McNitt) is much better than cover illustrations usually are; it shows a man at a computer, the mouse in one hand, and his glasses in the other, with a fly who is a bit larger than him with one mandible on his shoulder, and one pointing at the screen.
LOL reading.
