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- Why the Internet Is Like a Penis
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- * It can be up or down. It's more fun when it's up, but that makes it
- difficult to get any real work done.
-
- * In the long-distant past, its only purpose was to transmit information
- considered vital to the survival of the species. Some people still
- think that's the only thing it should be used for, but most folks
- today use it for fun most of the time.
-
- * It has no conscience and no memory. Left to its own devices, it will
- just do the same damn dumb things it did before.
-
- * It provides a way to interact with other people. Some people take
- this interaction very seriously, others treat it as a lark. Sometimes
- it's hard to tell what kind of person you're dealing with until it's
- too late.
-
- * If you don't apply the appropriate protective measures, it can spread
- viruses.
-
- * It has no brain of its own. Instead, it uses yours. If you use it
- too much, you'll find it becomes more and more difficult to think
- coherently.
-
- * We attach an importance to it that is far greater than its actual size
- and influence warrant.
-
- * If you're not careful what you do with it, it can get you in big
- trouble.
-
- * It has its own agenda. Somehow, no matter how good your intentions,
- it will warp your behavior. Later you may ask yourself "why on earth
- did I do that?"
-
- Some folks have it, some don't.
-
- Those who have it would be devastated if it were ever cut off. They
- think that those who don't have it are somehow inferior. They think
- it gives them power. They are wrong.
-
- Those who don't have it may agree that it's a nifty toy, but think
- it's not worth the fuss that those who do have it make about it.
- Still, many of those who don't have it would like to try it.
-
- * Once you've started playing with it, it's hard to stop. Some people
- would just play with it all day if they didn't have work to do.
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