But, but, but… Nice try, Roy. Try another tack. Get yourself a gazillion megabytes of ram and hope for VIP parking space. They are usually right up front, too. Good luck with that, though…
As the owner of a handicap tag (bad foot), I sometimes wonder at some of the people I see parking in handicap spots with handicap tags. Did they get their tags just for being retired????
I tried to guess when in the PC chain, a computer would have had 8MB of RAM. I guessed 486, and the Internet says I was correct. Obviously, Roy is not referring to his PC, so what is he talking about?
Oh the security guards! I think those types (and their mental patterns) were the only co-workers who I generally always clashed with. I am sort of a free-and-easy, anything goes kind of person (and always have been). I don’t like any drama but especially I don’t like to be confined by rigid rules. My jobs have very often given me access to everything (master pass-keys) and I have used them as I felt appropriate.
There was a time when I had work crews for a whole weekend (when the building was shut down) to accomplish an upgrade on the computer room (a couple of new water-cooled Lieberts) and I had a mechanical contractor’s people, maintenance staff, and a group of electricians all working from my plans under my supervision. All the lunch places were around the neighborhood and a break for lunch would ordinarily loose me significant time, so (in my foresight, I planned ahead) and made a big pot of meat sauce and a dozen garlic bread (foil wrapped) and took dry spaghetti. At lunch time I got it all ready and served my crews, using paper plates and napkins (I think I used 1 pan for the pasta, which I washed). The men loved it and we finished on time, but –
We’ve actually seen this guard before. A few years ago, he had to drag first Jay, then Rita out of the building for saying the word ‘Christmas’ instead of ‘holiday.’
Great joke. My first Mac came with 2MB RAM and a 40 MB HD – one of the original Frog Design -style Macs with the 9" black and white screen. I still have it, and it still works!
Brian Gawlowski Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Ashamed of himself for what exactly? Trying to use the handicap spot? or only having 8 megs of ram?
krainskiwj almost 11 years ago
8 megabytes? He should sell it on e-Bay.
karanne almost 11 years ago
ROY has only 8mb? Where? His watch?
invertedyesterday almost 11 years ago
But, but, but… Nice try, Roy. Try another tack. Get yourself a gazillion megabytes of ram and hope for VIP parking space. They are usually right up front, too. Good luck with that, though…
Plods with ...™ almost 11 years ago
I LOVE this ’toon!
rshive almost 11 years ago
Roy needs one of those hanging signs that says 640 k.
bbear almost 11 years ago
As the owner of a handicap tag (bad foot), I sometimes wonder at some of the people I see parking in handicap spots with handicap tags. Did they get their tags just for being retired????
johnzakour Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Bsd Roy! BTW, just one more day to vote to control the story for Kiss Them Deadly.
Marko56 almost 11 years ago
What’s the security guard’s name….Jaba the Hut?!? What a fatty.
ChessPirate almost 11 years ago
I tried to guess when in the PC chain, a computer would have had 8MB of RAM. I guessed 486, and the Internet says I was correct. Obviously, Roy is not referring to his PC, so what is he talking about?
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 11 years ago
He’s a caricature of guard types I’ve known.
vldazzle almost 11 years ago
Oh the security guards! I think those types (and their mental patterns) were the only co-workers who I generally always clashed with. I am sort of a free-and-easy, anything goes kind of person (and always have been). I don’t like any drama but especially I don’t like to be confined by rigid rules. My jobs have very often given me access to everything (master pass-keys) and I have used them as I felt appropriate.
There was a time when I had work crews for a whole weekend (when the building was shut down) to accomplish an upgrade on the computer room (a couple of new water-cooled Lieberts) and I had a mechanical contractor’s people, maintenance staff, and a group of electricians all working from my plans under my supervision. All the lunch places were around the neighborhood and a break for lunch would ordinarily loose me significant time, so (in my foresight, I planned ahead) and made a big pot of meat sauce and a dozen garlic bread (foil wrapped) and took dry spaghetti. At lunch time I got it all ready and served my crews, using paper plates and napkins (I think I used 1 pan for the pasta, which I washed). The men loved it and we finished on time, but –
I faced a reprimand, never to do that again.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 11 years ago
More of a Sal thing…
richardzimdars almost 11 years ago
Best cartoon of the day!
katina.cooper almost 11 years ago
How many hours did it take that security guard to walk the 50 feet to Roy’s car?
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 11 years ago
We’ve actually seen this guard before. A few years ago, he had to drag first Jay, then Rita out of the building for saying the word ‘Christmas’ instead of ‘holiday.’
RalphZIggy almost 11 years ago
the first thumb drive was IBM Disk on a Key™ and it indeed had 8Mbytes.
Greg Johnston almost 11 years ago
Great joke. My first Mac came with 2MB RAM and a 40 MB HD – one of the original Frog Design -style Macs with the 9" black and white screen. I still have it, and it still works!