Recently one of my friends, a computer wizard, paid me a visit. As we were talking I mentioned having recently installed Windows 98 on my PC and that I am very happy with this operating system. I also showed him the Windows 98 CD, and to my surprise he threw it into my micro-wave oven and turned on the oven. Instantly I got very upset, because the CD had become precious to me, but he said: 'Do not worry, it is unharmed.'
After a few minutes he took the CD out, gave it to me and said: 'Take a close look at it.' To my surprise the CD was quite cold to hold and it seemed to be heavier than before. At first I could not see anything, but then on the inner edge of the central hole I saw an inscription; an inscription finer than anything I have ever seen before. The inscription shone piercingly bright, and yet remote, as if out of a great depth:
4F6E65204F5320746F2072756C65207468656D20616C6C2C204F6E65204F5320746 F2066696E64207468656D2CDA4F6E65204F5320746F206272696E67207468656D20 616C6C20616E6420696E20746865206461726B6E6573732062696E64207468656D
'I cannot understand the fiery letters,' I said.
'No,' he said 'but I can. The letters are Hex, of an ancient mode, but the language is that of Microsoft, which I shall not utter here.
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.... and I won't post the translation here. If you are quick, you won't even need to translate the hex to know what it says :)
Thief!
I'm wondering if this is real?
Unless some cd-maker has an awesome sense of satirical humor, I doubt it.
ROFL!!!
Hahaha, that's great.
groan, kinda funny but mostly corny as hell
Shouldn't this go in RoflCopter or offtopic..I don't see how this is news..
Quote from: Warriorx86] link=topic=6721.msg82179#msg82179 date=1153170207]
Shouldn't this go in RoflCopter or offtopic..I don't see how this is news..
That's why it's not in the NEWS forum.
Parody** like this only works when it's unexpected, and that's why it's here.
hahaha! I'm pretty sure I've seen this before, still funny though
I think satire works expected or not...
(I agree w/Wwarrior & Myndfyre about this belonging in the ROFL forum)
Editted to make the change for parodyQuote from: iago on July 17, 2006, 05:27:33 PM
Quote from: Warriorx86] link=topic=6721.msg82179#msg82179 date=1153170207]
Shouldn't this go in RoflCopter or offtopic..I don't see how this is news..
That's why it's not in the NEWS forum.
Parody** like this only works when it's unexpected, and that's why it's here.
Weird Al sings parodies, those are VERY expected & quite funny (sometimes)
Technically, isnt it an illusion?... (I'm almost just guessing, I havent worked with english stuff like this in...4 years)
The distinction between parody and allusion is pretty blurred, at least in my mind. But you might be right that it's more of an allusion.
Anyway, I was at work before, so I'll post a little more explanation of why I put this in General.
When I read it today, I didn't know what it was about. He put the CD in the microwave, and I was thinking he actually did that. Then it said "don't worry, it's unharmed", and I was thinking wait, haven't I read this before? It sounded most familiar. But I read on. Then it said that he handed it to the narrator, and it was "cold to hold and ..... heavier than before". That's when it struck me what the actual reference was! And the rest just confirmed what I'd already figured out.
Thus, the majority of the enjoyability in it was, to me, the discovery not only that this was a joke, but that it was almost a direct passage from Lord of the Rings. And the entire reason that I enjoyed it was because I didn't know it was supposed to be funny.
And so, with proper classification, an avenue of enjoyment that LotR fans get is blocked. So I put it here, in the hopes that others could enjoy it the same way as me.
allusion or illusion?
I think it is more of an illusion
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/allusion
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illusion
Quotebut the language is that of Microsoft, which I shall not utter here.
That was the part that gave it away :P.
Quote from: CrAz3D on July 17, 2006, 08:14:34 PM
allusion or illusion?
I think it is more of an illusion
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/allusion
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illusion
Allusion.
yeah,k.
the little saying itself is an allusion, what made me wonder was mentioned in the story
That IS awesome! :)