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  • Ballad of Computer Hillbillies

    (sung to the tune of the TV show 'The Beverly Hillbillies'

    Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed, A poor college
    kid, barely kept his family fed, But then one day he was talking
    to a recruiter, who said, "They pay big bucks if ya work on a
    computer..."

    UNIX, that is. CRTs. Workstations.

    Well, the first thing ya know ole Jed's an Engineer. The kinfolk
    said "Jed, move away from here". They said "Arizona is the place
    ya oughta be", So he bought some donuts and moved to Ahwatukee.

    Intel, that is. Dry heat. No amusement parks

    On his first day at work, they stuck him in a cube. Fed him more
    donuts and sat him at a tube. They said "your project's late,
    but we know just what to do. Instead of 40 hours, we'll work you
    52!"

    O.T. that is. Unpaid. Mandatory

    The weeks rolled by and things were looking bad. Schedules
    started slipping and some managers were mad. They called another
    meeting and decided on a fix. The answer was quite simple,
    "We'll work him 66!"

    Hours, that is. Stressed out. No social life.

    Months turned to years and his hair was turning grey. Jed worked
    very hard while his life slipped away. Waiting to retire when he
    turned 64, Instead he got a call and escorted out the door.

    Laid off, that is. De-briefed. Unemployed.

    Now the moral of the story is listen to what you're told:
    Companies will use you and discard you when you're old. So
    gather up your friends and start your own firm, beat the
    competition, watch the bosses squirm.

    Millionaires, that is. Bill Gates. Steve Case.

    Y'all come back now ya hear?
    "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss

    "Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark Twain

  • #2
    YEHAWWWWWWWW!!!!!

    <FONT SIZE=4>... ROTFLMAO<SUP>tm</SUP> ...
    <FONT SIZE=1><SUP>tm</SUP> courtesy of ALBPM aka Darth Mahl [MU]<FONT SIZE=2>
    "Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself"

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    • #3
      I'm with Pauly---

      Greebe, you've missed your calling. You are really a lyricist.

      LOL
      Greebe's juiced up Athlon @750 on an MSI Irongate Based M/B Marvel G200 TV with HW/DVD Daughtercard,
      CDBurner, Creative DVD, two big WD Hdds, Outboard 56K modem
      Parallel Port Scanner, Creative S/B AWE 64 (ISA), and a new Logitech WebCam (My first USB device)

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      • #4
        or a poet & he doesn't know it!!! lol

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        • #5
          That's why it's good to be a techie. No late hours (unless you're a server guy) and there's always openings.

          Jammrock
          “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
          –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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          • #6
            Greebe.... contact Bob at HTTP://www.twistedtunes.com and see if he is interested.....might make it a famous song
            Better to let one think you are a fool, than speak and prove it


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