Tyke Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 And don't forget Cleppy, the phonetic Kleptomaniac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Cluppy, the clueless puppy. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
korik Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Clyppy the Clypeasteroida. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 It rolls right off the tongue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
korik Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 haha.. I just spent the last 2 minutes trying to find the pronunciation of that word. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LVG Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Some version of Word let you choose your own assistant. So instead of Clippy, you could have something cute like a kitty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DebtheDemi Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Clivfefe, the ....well...you know. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nahteb15 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Certainly remember the alternate assistants, there was a dog, a cat, a ball, the world, clippy and maybe one or two others... Clippy used to annoy me... "It looks like you're trying to do x" and it wasn't usually what I was trying to do at all! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Always looking for answers Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I even remember the time before Clippy, when we used WordPerfect on DOS-systems and when shift + F7 meant: print Our screen knew two colors: black and yellow. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Always looking for answers said: I even remember the time before Clippy, when we used WordPerfect on DOS-systems and when shift + F7 meant: print Our screen knew two colors: black and yellow. I was hiding in my parents' storage room yesterday and saw the box for our Adam computer from the mid 80s. The word processor printed as you typed it like a typewriter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
korik Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I wish we had our Old computers. I had some computer games (on a floppy disk) that were quite enjoyable. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DebtheDemi Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 2 hours ago, korik said: I wish we had our Old computers. I had some computer games (on a floppy disk) that were quite enjoyable. The computer math games from school!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Always looking for answers Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 hour ago, DebtheDemi said: The computer math games from school!!! Yeah or the very first Prince of Persia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
korik Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 math games are certainly Not what I was thinking. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I still use floppy discs occasionally 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Sleighcaptain said: I still use floppy discs occasionally ...for what? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I still have a lot of templates for letters and statements on there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 And there's still a floppy drive on your computer? It's less common to even see CD-ROM drives on computers these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I've a plug in drive which connects to a USB port 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elftober Country Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 8 hours ago, Sleighcaptain said: I still use floppy discs occasionally Oh lordy... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crinklyace Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 8 hours ago, Sleighcaptain said: I still use floppy discs occasionally Hehe I have 10 hard drives and 37TB of storage. Powerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. (In the voice of Jeremy Clarkson). 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 What amazes me is the amount of innuendo in computer memory Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 26 minutes ago, Sleighcaptain said: What amazes me is the amount of innuendo in computer memory To paraphrase Voltaire, if it didn't line up with existing innuendo it would be necessary to invent some. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
happykitten62 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I will be on this list next June! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SaturnOOO Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Sleighcaptain said: What amazes me is the amount of innuendo in computer memory What amazes me is your amazement... Cause from where I'm standing you can find a significant amount of innuendo no matter where you look 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, SaturnOOO said: What amazes me is your amazement... Cause from where I'm standing you can find a significant amount of innuendo no matter where you look Skycaptain is usually the first one to find them. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 10 minutes ago, happykitten62 said: I will be on this list next June! You're turning 30 in June? It was a good age for me. A lot of important changes happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SaturnOOO Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 32 minutes ago, Snao Cone said: Skycaptain is usually the first one to find them. That's what I'm sayin! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
happykitten62 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 44 minutes ago, Snao Cone said: You're turning 30 in June? It was a good age for me. A lot of important changes happened. Yes I am! Thank you for your outlook. According to most people I know, a lot of things change once you are 30, so I am looking forward to it. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyke Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 1 hour ago, SaturnOOO said: What amazes me is your amazement... Cause from where I'm standing you can find a significant amount of innuendo no matter where you look I once had to endure someone's obvious delight that the word you quote could itself be an in-your-end-oh! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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