[at-l] Fw: 'Twas the Night Before Y2K

["Coosa" <coosa@alltel.net>]

FW message to ease your minds regarding Y2K, Howling Wolf/Coosa


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>'Twas the Night Before Y2K
>
>'Twas the night before Y2K, and all through the nation we awaited The Bug,
>the Millennium sensation.
>
>The chips were replaced in computers with care, in hopes that ol' Bugsy
>wouldn't stop there.
>
>While some folks could think they were snug in their beds others had
visions
>of dread in their heads.
>
>And Ma with her PC, and I with my Mac had just logged on the Net and kicked
>back with a snack.
>
>When over the server, there arose such a clatter I called Mister Gates to
>see what was the matter.
>
>But he was away, so I flew like a flash off to my bank to withdraw all my
>cash.
>
>When what with my wandering eyes should I see? My good old Mac looked sick
>to me.
>
>The hack of all hackers was looking so smug, I knew that it must be the Y2K
>Bug!
>
>His image downloaded in no time at all, he whistled and shouted, let all
>systems fall!
>
>Go Intel! Go Gateway! Now HP! Big Blue!
>Everything Compaq, and Pentium,too!
>
>All processors big, all processors small, crash away! Crash away! Crash
away
>all!
>
>All the controls that planes need for their flights all microwaves, trains
>and all traffic lights.
>
>As I drew in my breath and was turning around, out through the modem, he
>came with a bound.
>
>He was covered with fur, and slung on his back was a sack full of virus,
set
>for attack.
>
>His eyes-how they twinkled! His dimples- how merry! As midnight approached,
>though Things soon became scary.
>
>He had a broad little face and a round little belly, and his sack filled
>with virus quivered like jelly.
>
>He was chubby and plump, perpetually grinning, and I laughed when I saw him
>though my hard drive stopped spinning.
>
>A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know a new
>feeling of dread.
>
>He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, he changed all the
>clocks, then turned with a jerk.
>
>With a twitch of his nose, and a quick little wink, all things electronic
>soon went on the blink.
>
>He zoomed from my system, to the next folds on line, he caused such a
>disruption, could this be a sign?
>
>Then I heard him exclaim, with a loud, hearty shout, "Happy Y2K to you all,
>what a heck of a night!."
>


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