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Subject:Re: Stalking the wiley tech writer From:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:Tom Murrell <trmurrell -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Thu, 18 May 2000 14:12:08 -0500
Back in June of '94 (I remember the day well: I had the "pleasure of getting
rear-ended for the second time in 18 months!) I heard, on the radio, the verbiage
of a lawsuit Wyle E. Coyote brought against Acme Products for all the abuse and
injuries he had suffered over the years - despite following instructions
(obviously none of them written by US!). The newscasters were laughing so hard
they had a hard time reading, and I nearly wrecked the car from laughing.
Jo Byrd
Tom Murrell wrote:
> Why does my mind run to a picture of Wile E. Techwriter developing the ACME
> User Guides for all the various ACME products that his poor namesake, Wile E.
> Coyote, will be abused by in his quest for the Road Runner?
>
> I see Wile E. Techwriter's hard drive smoking, the CD-ROM burner toasted to a
> crisp, the screen melting, melting, melting... Or our hero (gender-neutral)
> with a rocket strapped to back heading off to a document review meeting.
>
> It goes on and on, but perhaps I should be merciful.
>
> 8-))
