"Technology For Country Folk" LOG ON: Makin a wood stove hotter. LOG OFF: Don't add no more wood. MONITOR: Keepin an eye on the wood stove. DOWNLOAD: Gettin the farwood off the truck. HARD DRIVE: Gettin home in a thunder storm. PROMPT: Whut the mail ain't in the winter time. WINDOWS: Whut to shut wen it's cold outside. SCREEN: Whut to shut wen it's black fly season. BYTE: Whut them black flies do. CHIP: Munchies fer the watchin TV. MICRO CHIP: Whut's in the bottom of a munchie bag. LAP TOP: Whar the kitty sleeps. KEYBOARD: Whar ya hang the dang keys. SOFTWARE: Them dang plastic forks and knifs. MOUSE: Whut eat the grain in the barn. MAINFRAME: Holds up the barn roof. PORT: Fancy city moonshine wine. ENTER: City talk fer "C'mon in."

-- Tom S. (trdsshepard@yahoo.com), August 21, 2001

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Response to Technology For Country Folk

heeheeheee..Printing that one up for my dad. I am under the impression that he thinks I've gone redneck on him and this may confirm his suspicions! Thanks for the funny, Tom!

-- Alison in N.S. (aproteau@istar.ca), August 21, 2001.

Response to Technology For Country Folk

Hmmm, I'm trying to think up a good definition for "disc drive." Any ideas?

-- daffodyllady (daffodyllady@yahoo.com), August 21, 2001.

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DISC DRIVE: Plowin the field behin the mule. (Disk Plow)

-- Tom S. (trdsshepard@yahoo.com), August 21, 2001.

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How about riding the tractor to disk your fields for "disc drive." Couldn't think of how to word that in farmin' terms that sounded funnier, but like what you came up with Tom. Thanks for the laugh.

-- Sherry S. (natmatters@mail.istal.com), August 21, 2001.

Disc drive: a day with the disc plough (or in your your case plow?)

-- Don Armstrong (from Australia) (darmst@yahoo.com.au), August 21, 2001.

DISK DRIVE: The trip into town when your back goes out.

-- Gary in Indiana (gk6854@aol.com), August 21, 2001.