A computer was something on TV From a science fiction show of note. A window was something you hated to clean, And ram was the cousin of a goat.

Meg was the name of my girlfriend, And gig was a job for the nights. Now they all mean different things– And that really mega bytes.

An application was for employment; A program was a TV show. A cursor used profanity; A keyboard was a piano.

Log on was adding wood to the fire; Hard drive was a long trip on the road. A mouse pad was where a mouse lived– And back-up happened to your commode.

Cut you did with a pocket knife, And paste you did with glue. A web was a spider’s home– And a virus was the flu.

I guess I’ll stick to my pad and paper, And the memory in my head. I hear nobody’s been killed in a computer crash– But when it happens. they wish they were dead!

–Selected from Mikey’s Funnies: http://www.mikeysfunnies.com/