On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 at 19:17 GMT, Nori Heikkinen penned: > > --Fba/0zbH8Xs+Fj9o Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: > quoted-printable > > on Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:23:08PM -0600, Ron Jr insinuated: >> "'Most girls up through adult women become frightened and confused, >> often hysterical when presented with a traditional command prompt,' >> Cesterino explained, 'therefore the console program available through >> the B-Menu in BarbieOS features pink text on a flowered background so >> as to not intimidate or threaten females, and all windows are >> circular instead of the usual square, since most females >> unconsciously associate a circular shape with inclusiveness and the >> womb.'" http://qrxx.4t.com/barbieOS.htm > > oh my god, i can't decide if that link is hilarious or what ... > > "Barbie Wizards guide girls through the process of partitioning > their disks, formatting volumes, mounting Samba shares, and > installing packages. > > This kind of attention to detail and thorough understanding of > female limitations also shows in the step by step Barbie Wizards > that guide girls through the process of partitioning their disks, > formatting volumes, mounting Samba shares, and installing packages. > During the installation, girls are allowed to play a fashion-plate > game or view a slideshow of rainbows, kittens, and Mattel products." > > !! > > is this a joke?? > ></nori>
I've rarely found adolescents, let alone pre-adolescent girls, to be much concerned with proprietary formats and patching outlook, so I'd say yes. For the record, command line rules, barbie drools =P -- monique PLEASE don't CC me. Please. Pretty please with sugar on top. Whatever it takes, just don't CC me! I'm already subscribed!! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
