Rural Australian Computer Terminology
LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbie.
MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbie.
DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the ute.
HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without
any cold tinnies.KEYBOARD: Where you hang the ute keys.
WINDOW: What you shut when the weather's cold.
SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season.
BYTE: What mozzies do.
MEGABYTE: What Townsville mozzies do.
CHIP: A bar snack.
MICROCHIP: What's left in the bag after
you've eaten the chips.
MODEM: What you did to the lawns.
LAPTOP: Where the cat sleeps.
SOFTWARE: Plastic knives & forks you get at
Red Rooster.
HARDWARE: Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart.
MOUSE: The small rodent that eats the grain
in the shed.MAINFRAME: What holds the shed up.
WEB: What spiders make.
WEBSITE: Usually in the shed or under the
verandah.
SEARCH ENGINE: What you do when the ute
won't go.
CURSOR: What you say when the ute won't go.
YAHOO: What you say when the ute does go.
UPGRADE: A steep hill.
SERVER: The person at the pub who brings out
the counter lunch.
MAIL SERVER: The bloke at the pub who brings
out the counter >lunch.USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things.
NETWORK: What you do when you need to repair
the fishing net.
INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go.
NETSCAPE: What the fish do when they discover
the hole in the net.
ONLINE: Where you hang the washing.
OFFLINE: Where the washing ends up when
the pegs aren't strong enough.
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