David G. Wiseman

Warning to VAX users

                              WARNING!!!

                      This machine is subject to
                 breakdowns during periods of critical
                              need.

   A special circuit  in  the  machine  called  "critical  detector"
   senses  the  operator's emotional state in terms of how desperate
   he/she is to  use  the  machine.  The  "critical  detector"  then
   creates  a  malfunction  proportional  to  the desperation of the
   operator. Threatening the machine with violence  only  aggravates
   the  situation.  Likewise,  attempts  to  use another machine may
   cause it to malfunction. They belong to the same union. Keep cool
   and say nice things to the machine. Nothing else seems to work.

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