Abbot & Costello: imagine what would it have been like if Costello wanted to buy his first computer…
Ring, Ring…………………
ABBOTT: Â 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: Â 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 at 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 do you  have?
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, let’s just say I’m sitting at my  computer and I want to type a proposal.? What do I need?
ABBOTT: Â Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in  Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: Â 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.? What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOT T: Â Money.
COSTELLO: That’s right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Â 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: Â Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give  you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN Â IT!
      (A few days later) Ring, Ring…….
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: Â 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 at 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 do you  have?
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, let’s just say I’m sitting at my  computer and I want to type a proposal.? What do I need?
ABBOTT: Â Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in  Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: Â 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.? What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOT T: Â Money.
COSTELLO: That’s right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Â 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: Â Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give  you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN Â IT!
      (A few days later) Ring, Ring…….
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on “START” !!!!!!!!!   Â
March 16, 2007 - 10:49 AM on March 16th, 2007
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