[Shotimes] RE: OT - New car/New computer - FUNNY

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:46:41 -0500

Sheesh.  Now you sound like my 4 year old.

Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 03/29/2004 02:23:00 PM:

> Well, stupid, at least "Power" implies "Power on" and "Power off".  Just
> like "ignition" switch implies "ignition on" and "ignition off".  But
> "Start" only implies one thing.
> 
> If this is a "stupid" argument, then why did you get involved....you 
must be
> stupid.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul L Fisher [mailto:sho@paul-fisher.com]
> >Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 2:04 PM
> >To: 'James F. Ryan III'; shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: [Shotimes] RE: OT - New car/New computer - FUNNY
> >
> >
> >My TV doesn't have an on/off button. It has a "power" button.
> >
> >You are the one who started this whole stupid argument.
> >
> >Paul L Fisher
> >
> >1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 64K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
> >1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. Sold 3/27/04.
> >
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> >
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> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> >On Behalf Of James F. Ryan III
> >Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:33 AM
> >To: mkelley1@gt.rr.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: [Shotimes] RE: OT - New car/New computer - FUNNY
> >
> >Cheezus H Riced, isn't it just easier to click on the stupid Start 
button?
> >
> >Try this, go down to your local senior citizen home and ask one of the
> >octogenarians to shut down your Windows computer.  I will bet you
> >$1 billion
> >they'll say, "Well, I see the Start button but no Stop button."  If 
they
> >don't recognize that the Start button is the way to Stop the
> >machine, why in
> >the hell would they ever surmise that Ctrl-Alt-Del will do the trick?
> >Microsoft has taken all of the logic and intuition out of it.
> >
> >Ask the same crowd how to turn off the TV and I bet they do that
> >lickety-split by pressing the "On/Off" button.  So maybe, the Start 
button
> >should be re-labeled "Start/Stop" or perhaps quite simply, "Main Menu", 
OR
> >maybe put a "Stop" button in the lower right-hand corner and move the
> >chronometer somewhere else.
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of mkelley1@gt.rr.com
> >>Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:56 AM
> >>To: dmall@mwonline.net; shotimes@autox.team.net
> >>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: OT - New car/New computer - FUNNY
> >>
> >>
> >>Under NT 4.0 and Win 2000, CTRL-ALT-DEL displays a dialog box which 
gives
> >>you several options including Lock Workstation, Logoff, Shutdown, and
> >>Change Password.  If you select Shutdown, it peforms an orderly 
shutdown
> >>(including applications) of the workstation with the option to restart
> >>after shutdown.
> >>
> >>Original Message:
> >>-----------------
> >>From: Donald Mallinson dmall@mwonline.net
> >>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:46:23 -0600
> >>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> >>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: OT -  New car/New computer - FUNNY
> >>
> >>
> >>Paul,
> >>
> >>My computer won't do anything if you hit the power button.
> >>IBM AMD Athlon.  If the Windows locks up, which it does a
> >>couple times a week, I have to kill power at the power strip
> >>to get a re-boot.
> >>
> >>CTRL-ALT-Delete, does not do an "orderly" shut down on any
> >>computer I have ever had.  It won't shut off programs
> >>currently running, and usually causes a fault that triggers
> >>windows scandisk.
> >>
> >>Don Mallinson
> >>
> >>Paul L Fisher wrote:
> >>
> >>> If you don't want to hit the Start button to shutdown, jut hit the 
power
> >>> button. It will produce an orderly shutdown. You can also hit
> >>CTRL-ALT-DEL
> >>> and select Shutdown from there.
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