Bored at work. Entertain me, Internets!

[mcroft]

Waiting for Competitor to call back with info, but our customer is at their site, so I can't just blow it off.

There's only so much entertainment I can get from Microsoft fake children's books (with sexism! see pages 6-8).

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[follybard.livejournal.com]

If you read kid_lit_fan then you've already seen this, but a couple weeks ago she made this helpful post of some entertaining things on the Internet that might keep you busy for a little while. The MAD fold-ins are particularly amusing.

[skywhisperer.livejournal.com]

It's not entirely fake - you can buy a copy on Amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Why-There-Server-House/dp/160530641X

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

And apparently they gave it away at CES. However, Tom O'Conner, Ph.D. is fake.

And the Daddy buys Mommy a Home Server because he loves her very much was sorta annoying.

[notshakespeare.livejournal.com]

http://www.digikitten.com/

[skywhisperer.livejournal.com]

I'm generally easily annoyed at that sort of thing, but I think it was a reference to the "so you're getting a new baby sister"-type books, which almost always use that phrasing.

And, hey, I'd rather my SO buy me a home server (although maybe not, with all the file corruption issues) then, say, jewelry.

[greeneyes-rpi.livejournal.com]

That hurt my head. A lot.

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

Is the server they draw an HP server?

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

I was thinking "The Daddy buys the Mommy a Home Server because then maybe she'll give him that BJ he's been whining about."

[skywhisperer.livejournal.com]

*laugh* I suppose I'm all in favor of interpretations of children's books that involve BJs, but that wasn't my interpretation.

In fact, it's almost a contradictory message: you have the stereotypical "women as sexual gatekeeper" message, but then you have the anti-stereotypical "women who would appreciate a technological gift" message.

I'll also mention that the child learning to use the server is female. Well, I suppose that requires the assumption that everyone with a ponytail is female. :)

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

Dad does still control the family finances, even if Mom wants a server. So possibly a step forward! Or not.

[skywhisperer.livejournal.com]

That's another interesting interpretation. Maybe Mom wanted the server, but wasn't sure she wanted to spend the outrageous premium HP was charging, and so Daddy bought it for her as a gift.

Either way, I doubt it will become the next great feminist manifesto.

Anyway, I'm mostly just arguing with you because I'm waiting for an installer to finish. :)