The Abbott & Costello Computer Store
Dec 27, 2012 15:01:30 #
Rec'd this from a friend -- couldn't help but share, especially with all the recent discussion about Windows 8..This is TOO good! Yes, this probably IS what they would do, if they were still here!
You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to REALLY understand computers to fully appreciate this. For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on...
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on First?' might have turned out something like this:
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows.. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue w' if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A few days later)
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on 'START'...............
You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to REALLY understand computers to fully appreciate this. For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on...
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on First?' might have turned out something like this:
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows.. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue w' if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A few days later)
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on 'START'...............
Dec 27, 2012 15:16:54 #
Funny stuff, Frank...I had to share with some friends! :lol: :lol: :thumbup: :lol: :lol:
Dec 28, 2012 07:44:03 #
Dec 28, 2012 08:09:17 #
Oh Great - I have a tape of Bud & Lou doing "Who's on First" and this is a great take-off. Love it!
Dec 28, 2012 08:40:14 #
This is a riot...so funny I was laughing and crying thru it! I am in the vintage to fully "get it"! Thanks so much for sharing...year's best!
Dec 28, 2012 10:18:02 #
Shelley
Loc: Lakeville, MN
Oh the memories of sitting in my dad's lap watching The Abbott and Costello show brings tears to my eyes.
Dec 28, 2012 10:24:51 #
Dec 28, 2012 11:42:29 #
Not that it matters much, but Abbot and Costello didn't originate that skit. I think it was a standard Vaudeville act but at least one other rendition of it was made for 78 rpm records in the 30s by the 'Two black Crows' a minstrel type of presentation. My father found the record in the 40s and brought it home. I imagine that it went back at least to the 20s on wax.
Dec 28, 2012 11:51:31 #
Not that it matters much, but Abbot and Costello didn't originate that skit. I think it was a standard Vaudeville act but at least one other rendition of it was made for 78 rpm records in the 30s by the 'Two black Crows' a minstrel type of presentation. My father found the record in the 40s and brought it home. I imagine that it went back at least to the 20s on wax.
Dec 28, 2012 16:19:42 #
gerry908
Loc: An Aussie from Scotland
Abbot & Costello's 'Who's on First' was, and still is , one of my favourites and after reading your version, I just had to send it off to a bunch of my friends.
A great Modern day version of their classic :thumbup: :mrgreen:
A great Modern day version of their classic :thumbup: :mrgreen:
Dec 28, 2012 16:23:23 #
Who's on first is the funniest comedy skit ever. If comedians ever get a Hall of Fame, abbot and costello, the marx brothers and the three stooges should be in the intial class of inductees!
Dec 29, 2012 02:31:00 #
Dec 29, 2012 11:09:22 #
I had to stop reading as I was laughing...So I went back to the begining and read the whole thing to my wife and both of us were laughing.
Loved it...Thanks for sharing.
Loved it...Thanks for sharing.
Dec 29, 2012 23:19:32 #
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