RE: Funny Tech Writing

["Clare Turner" <cturner -at- redflex -dot- com>]

Another example of tech writing - LONG before I became a tech writer (I
was a telecom engineer at the time), I had this given to me by one of my
phone techs.  He swore it was true...I've always been suspect, but it's
a great laugh regardless...

http://www.neystadt.org/john/humor/IBM-Mouse-Balls.htm


Clare L. Turner
Technical Writer
Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc.
15020 N. 74th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480.607.3583
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Years ago I found an amusing story online about tech writing.  From what
I recall it involved a student that submitted a paper regarding the
mechanisms/specifications of a mouse:

"A mouse has four legs, two eyes, and padded feet with claws."

The professor repeatedly returns the paper for rewriting, asking the
student to expound on the description.  By the tenth rewrite the once
simple paper has grown into the biggest, most complex description of a
mouse.

Finally, after the professor's last comments, the student submits the
paper with her original description - and the professor thinks it's
great.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

TIA,

Jim
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