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Naming Your Network, or "Who's Online": Page 7 of 7

Manager: You're not saying it...

Analyst: I pass it to Naturally

Manager: You pass it to Who

Analyst: Naturally. I pass it to Who.

Manager: Naturally


Analyst: I pass the ID to Who. Who passes it to What.
What passes it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know passes it back to Tomorrow. Process termination! Another user logs on and downloads a huge file to Because.
Why? I don't know! He's on third and I don't give a darn!

Manager: What?

Analyst: I said, I don't give a darn!

Manager: Oh, that's our domain controller

Doctor Lee Ratzan is a frequent contributor of computer humor and computer mysteries.
He is employed as a systems analyst at a health care agency in New Jersey and teaches at the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies of Rutgers University.
His e-mail address is [email protected]