Un glossarietto arrivato via email, vecchiotto ma comunque ancora divertente:
| State-of-the-art | The computer you want, but can’t afford. |
| Obsolete | The computer you own. |
| Nanosecond | The time it takes for your state-of-the-art computer to become obsolete. |
| GUI | [Pronounced "gooey"] What your computer becomes after spilling your beverage on it. |
| Keyboard | The standard way to generate computer errors. |
| Mouse | An advanced input device to generate computer errors more easily. |
| Floppy | The state of your wallet after purchasing a state-of-the-art computer. |
| Notebook PC | A device invented to force businessmen to work at home, on vacation, and on business trips. |
| Disk crash | A typical computer response to any critical deadline. |
| System update | Quickest method of trashing all of your software. |