From: Ellen K. 

LOL!     :)

On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 09:59:48 -0500, "John Beamish"
 wrote in message
:

>Not sure waht you're saying here:
>
>Hell will freeze over when NHS uses an OS that MS can shut down?
>Hell will freeze over when MS shuts down machines?
>
>Today's tagline is a Canadian joke:
>
>One day in hell while Satan is making his rounds he comes across a Farmer
> from Saskatchewan, who does not appear at all discomforted by the heat
>while performing his labors in hell. Satan asks the farmer why he doesn't
>seem bothered by the heat. The farmer says, "Why this is just a like a
>typical summer day in Saskatchewan."
>
>Hearing this, Satan proceeds to crank up the fires of hell to get to the
>farmer. A little while later, Satan checks in on the farmer, who is still
>happily working away at his labors, with only a little trickle of sweat
>coming off his brow. Satan asks again why the farmer is not bothered by
>the heat. The farmer replies, "Oh this is nothing, this is just a like a
>hot summer's day in Saskatchewan."
>
>The devil gets pretty upset about this so he turns the heat way down He
>goes back to the farmer who is still happily performing his labors. Satan
>asks again. The farmer replies, "Oh this is just like a typical winter day
>in Saskatchewan."
>
>Satan's pretty perturbed by now so he turns the heat right off. Hell
>freezes over.  Icicles form everywhere. The fires of hell are covered with
>a thick layer of ice. All the minor demons and devils are wearing the
>over-coats and long johns. Satan heads back to the farmer and sees him
>jumping up and down all excited. Satan asks why he is so happy?
>
>"THE LEAFS HAVE WON THE CUP! THE LEAFS HAVE WON THE CUP!"
>
>
>On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:36:12 -0500, Adam field.near the bridge">
> wrote:
>
>>
>>> Hopefully the Vista/Office 2007  kill switch will kill a nice chunk of
>>> Microsoft's revenue.
>>>
>>> Vista - the infinite validation machine?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I had a chat wrt this & the NHS t'other day. The initial feeling is
>> "cold day in hell" wrt (possibly accidental)
"deactivation" & a computer
>> used in healthcare.
>>
>>
>> So it ain't just governments.
>>
>> Adam

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