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  1. Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!caen!batcomputer!theory.TC.Cornell.EDU!mdw
  3. From: mdw@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Matt Welsh)
  4. Subject: Re: Computer Superstition
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov18.153133.2835@tc.cornell.edu>
  6. Sender: news@tc.cornell.edu
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: theory.tc.cornell.edu
  8. Organization: Cornell Theory Center
  9. References: <10292323.7317.11306@kcbbs.gen.nz>
  10. Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:31:33 GMT
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  13. In article <10292323.7317.11306@kcbbs.gen.nz> Murray_Moffatt@kcbbs.gen.nz (Murray Moffatt) writes:
  14. >We've all heard of common superstitions such as not walking under ladders 
  15. >and throwing salt over your left shoulder if you spill some, but are 
  16. >there any superstitions to do with computers?
  17.  
  18. Yes, that if you admit to using MS-DOS you'll grow hair on your palms and
  19. go blind. Seen it happen to a guy before, once... not a pretty sight.
  20.  
  21. mdw
  22.  
  23. -- 
  24. Matt Welsh    mdw@tc.cornell.edu        +1 607 253 2737
  25. Systems Programmer, Cornell Theory Center
  26.   "We're going away now. I fed the cat."
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