Modem Operandi
by Brian Kunde
There was a man who tried to do
Some work, but couldn't do 't:
Each time that he attempted to,
His PC wouldn't boot.

He called the Systems people: "What
Is wrong?" "There's nothing to 't,"
They said, and then repaired it, but
It still would not compute.

They came back many times, but none
Of these attempts bore fruit:
The damned contraption wouldn't run.
At last, the point was moot.

"Since nobody, it seems, can get
Down to the problem's root,"
The man said, "I'll just have to let
You go, you great galoot!"

With that he went and got a gun,
And made as if to shoot.
At once, the thing began to run;
Perverted little brute!

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Modem Operandi

Originally published in
SUL News Notes, Vol.3 no. 3, Jan. 21, 1994.

1st web edition posted 12/27/1995.
This page last updated 9/20/2013.

Published by Fleabonnet Press.
© 1994-2013 by Brian Kunde.