So long, and thanks for all the fish

[Leslie]

written by Douglas Adams is the book I'm currently rereading, and in it, I just read this:

"In other words - and this is the rock solid principle on which the whole of the Corporation's Galaxy-wide success is founded - their fundamental design flaws are completely hidden by their superficial design flaws."

Reminds me of another Corporation I know of

 

[Luis G]

microsoft ?

 

[unclehobart]

my sex life?

 

[fi]

Microsoft need to market a Marvin.

Or have they already...? ;-)

 

[Leslie]

Marvin in my house?! I'd be offing myself in a week just to get away!

 

[unclehobart]

a marvin approved website:
http://www.despair.com/

Here I am... brain the size of a planet and they ask me to bring you up to the bridge. Do you call that job satisfaction?, 'cause I sure don't.

 

[unclehobart]

"`The first ten million years were the worst,' said Marvin, `and the second ten million, they were the worst too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.'"

 

[Nixy]

what book is that?

 

[Leslie]

"`The first ten million years were the worst,' said Marvin, `and the second ten million, they were the worst too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.'"

I got a lot of rereading to do!