Time for a break; I have something to share: Some great haiku!

NTDEV
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In some areas of the world, Haiku poetry messages have replaced the
impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages.

Haiku poetry has strict construction rules. Each poem has only three
lines, 17 syllables: five syllables in the first line, seven in the
second, five in the third. Haikus are used to communicate a timeless
message often achieving a wistful, yearning and powerful insight through
extreme brevity-the essence of Zen:

Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.

The Web site you seek
cannot be located,
but Countless more exist.

Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.

Program aborting:
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.

Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.

Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.

First snow, then silence.
This thousand-dollar screen
dies So beautifully.

With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence:
“My Novel” not found.

The Tao that is seen
Is not the true Tao
until You bring fresh toner.

Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.

A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.

Three things are certain:
Death, taxes and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.

You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
This page is not here.

Out of memory.
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.
Having been erased,
The document you’re seeking
Must now be retyped.

Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

Jamey Kirby
StorageCraft, inc.
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
www.storagecraft.com

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Simply beautiful :slight_smile:

–
Bill McKenzie

“Jamey Kirby” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
>
> In some areas of the world, Haiku poetry messages have replaced the
> impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages.
>
> Haiku poetry has strict construction rules. Each poem has only three
> lines, 17 syllables: five syllables in the first line, seven in the
> second, five in the third. Haikus are used to communicate a timeless
> message often achieving a wistful, yearning and powerful insight through
> extreme brevity-the essence of Zen:
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> Your file was so big.
> It might be very useful.
> But now it is gone.
> -----------------------------------------------
> The Web site you seek
> cannot be located,
> but Countless more exist.
> -----------------------------------------------
> Chaos reigns within.
> Reflect, repent, and reboot.
> Order shall return.
> -----------------------------------------------
> Program aborting:
> Close all that you have worked on.
> You ask far too much.
> ------------------------------------------------
> Windows NT crashed.
> I am the Blue Screen of Death.
> No one hears your screams.
> --------------------------------------------------
> Yesterday it worked.
> Today it is not working.
> Windows is like that.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> First snow, then silence.
> This thousand-dollar screen
> dies So beautifully.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> With searching comes loss
> And the presence of absence:
> “My Novel” not found.
> --------------------------------------------------
> The Tao that is seen
> Is not the true Tao
> until You bring fresh toner.
> --------------------------------------------------
> Stay the patient course.
> Of little worth is your ire.
> The network is down.
> -----------------------------------------------
> A crash reduces
> Your expensive computer
> To a simple stone.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Three things are certain:
> Death, taxes and lost data.
> Guess which has occurred.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> You step in the stream,
> But the water has moved on.
> This page is not here.
> --------------------------------------------------
> Out of memory.
> We wish to hold the whole sky,
> But we never will.
> Having been erased,
> The document you’re seeking
> Must now be retyped.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Serious error.
> All shortcuts have disappeared.
> Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
>
>
> Jamey Kirby
> StorageCraft, inc.
> xxxxx@storagecraft.com
> www.storagecraft.com
>
>
>
>
>

3

Oh, I mean:

Drivers are a pain.
Should have attended law school.
Humor touches soul.

:slight_smile:

–
Bill McKenzie

“Bill McKenzie” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
>
> Simply beautiful :slight_smile:
>
> –
> Bill McKenzie
>
>
>
> “Jamey Kirby” wrote in message
news:xxxxx@ntdev…
> >
> > In some areas of the world, Haiku poetry messages have replaced the
> > impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages.
> >
> > Haiku poetry has strict construction rules. Each poem has only three
> > lines, 17 syllables: five syllables in the first line, seven in the
> > second, five in the third. Haikus are used to communicate a timeless
> > message often achieving a wistful, yearning and powerful insight through
> > extreme brevity-the essence of Zen:
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > Your file was so big.
> > It might be very useful.
> > But now it is gone.
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > The Web site you seek
> > cannot be located,
> > but Countless more exist.
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > Chaos reigns within.
> > Reflect, repent, and reboot.
> > Order shall return.
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > Program aborting:
> > Close all that you have worked on.
> > You ask far too much.
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > Windows NT crashed.
> > I am the Blue Screen of Death.
> > No one hears your screams.
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Yesterday it worked.
> > Today it is not working.
> > Windows is like that.
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > First snow, then silence.
> > This thousand-dollar screen
> > dies So beautifully.
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > With searching comes loss
> > And the presence of absence:
> > “My Novel” not found.
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > The Tao that is seen
> > Is not the true Tao
> > until You bring fresh toner.
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Stay the patient course.
> > Of little worth is your ire.
> > The network is down.
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > A crash reduces
> > Your expensive computer
> > To a simple stone.
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > Three things are certain:
> > Death, taxes and lost data.
> > Guess which has occurred.
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > You step in the stream,
> > But the water has moved on.
> > This page is not here.
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Out of memory.
> > We wish to hold the whole sky,
> > But we never will.
> > Having been erased,
> > The document you’re seeking
> > Must now be retyped.
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > Serious error.
> > All shortcuts have disappeared.
> > Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
> >
> >
> > Jamey Kirby
> > StorageCraft, inc.
> > xxxxx@storagecraft.com
> > www.storagecraft.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

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“Jamey Kirby” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
>
> In some areas of the world, Haiku poetry messages have replaced the
> impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages.
>

The OSR Devleoper Haiku:

Undefined bit;
Set or not?
Your Filesystem waits.

You left off some of my favorite standard ones:

Everything is gone;
Your life’s work has been destroyed.
Squeeze trigger (yes/no)?
-------------

First snow, then silence.
This thousand dollar screen dies
so beautifully.
-------------

You step in the stream,
but the water has moved on.
The page is not here.
-------------

5

> Oh, I mean:

Drivers are a pain.
Should have attended law school.

:-))) my wife is attending the law school now :slight_smile:

Max