A friend of mine sent me a joke today about computers.  It was pretty long,
but there was one part I thought you all would enjoy.  I do think that the
joke maker needs a little "ferret-education", though.  :-)
 
Aileen
 
>UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER JARGON
 [snip]
>CPU. Central processing unit. The CPU is the computer's engine. It
>consists of a hard drive, an interface card and a tiny spinning wheel
>that's powered by a running rodent - a gerbil if the machine is a old
>machine, a ferret if it's a Pentium and a ferret on speed if it's a
>Pentium II.
[Posted in FML issue 2556]