Fun_People Archive
22 Dec
Further Yuletide Wackiness

Date: Thu, 22 Dec 94 16:32:43 PST
To: Fun_People
Subject: Further Yuletide Wackiness

[Believe it or not, the first bug line actually scans better than the
partridge/pear tree line (once you get the hang of it).  -psl]

Forwarded-by: Tom Kuhn <tomk@mothra.rose.hp.com>

THE TWELVE BUGS OF CHRISTMAS

   For the first bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        See if they can do it again.

   For the second bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the third bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the fourth bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the fifth bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Ask for a dump
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the sixth bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Reinstall the software
        Ask for a dump
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the seventh bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Say they need an upgrade
        Reinstall the software
        Ask for a dump
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the eighth bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Find a way around it
        Say they need an upgrade
        Reinstall the software
        Ask for a dump
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the ninth bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Blame it on the hardware
        Find a way around it
        Say they need an upgrade
        Reinstall the software
        Ask for a dump
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the tenth bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Change the documentation
        Blame it on the hardware
        Find a way around it
        Say they need an upgrade
        Reinstall the software
        Ask for a dump
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the eleventh bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Say it's not supported
        Change the documentation
        Blame it on the hardware
        Find a way around it
        Say they need an upgrade
        Reinstall the software
        Ask for a dump
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.

   For the twelfth bug of Christmas, my manager said to me
        Tell them it's a feature
        Say it's not supported
        Change the documentation
        Blame it on the hardware
        Find a way around it
        Say they need an upgrade
        Reinstall the software
        Ask for a dump
        Run with the debugger
        Try to reproduce it
        Ask them how they did it and
        See if they can do it again.
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	TOP TEN COMMENTS MADE BY REINDEER DURING THE CHRISTMAS FLIGHT

10. "Sheesh!! What's he been eating this year?  Rocks?"

9. "He shouts all our names all the time, sure, but do you think he really
   knows which one is which?"

8. "I never knew Donner had a tattoo there."

7. "Sure...HIS seat is a flotation device.  What about us?"

6. "Tried those new lite oats?"

5. "Man, I hope we pause on a rooftip soon.  I'm beat."

4. "Hey!  Watch the antlers, Fellah!"

3. "Did you hear you-know-who got a nose job?"

2. "You know, after a few hundred thousand miles, these jingling bells really
   get annoying."

AND, the number one comment,

1. "So, you want to go someplace afterward for some reindeer games?"

© 1994 Peter Langston