.... COMPUTERS .................... EXPLAINS........................DR.SEUSS

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If a packet hits a pocket
on a socket on a port,
and the bus is interrupted
as a very last resort,
and the address of the memory
makes a floppy disk abort,
then the socket packet pocket
has an error to report.
If the cursor finds a menu item
followed by a dash,
and the double-clicking icon
puts your window in the trash,
and your data is corrupted
'cause the index doesn't hash,
then your situation is hopeless
and your system's gonna crash.
If the label on the cable
on the table at your house,
says the network is connected
to the button on your mouse,
but your packets want a tunnel
on another protocol,
that's repeatedly rejected
by the printer down the hall.
And your screen is all distorted
by the side effects of the gauss,
so your icons in the window
are as wavy as a souse,
then you may as well reboot it
and go out with a bang,
'cause as sure as I'm a poet,
your system's gonna hang.
When the copy of your floppy's
getting sloppy on the disk,
and the microcode instructions
cause unnecessary risk,
when you have to flash your memory
and try to RAM your ROM.
Quickly turn off the computer
and be sure to call your mom



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