Threat of 100GB Bug /joke
From: geoph@ic.org
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 11:45:28 -0800
Subject: The 100GB Bug
Hey Tom ... you might want to add this to your web page
(the source is unknown to me)
EXPERTS WARN OF THREAT FROM 100GB BUG
Firebringer News Service (FBNS) - Experts warned today of a new and
deadly threat to our beleaguered civilization: the 100GB Bug.
As most people know, McDonald's restaurant signs show the number of
hamburgers the giant chain has sold. That number now stands at 99 billion
burgers, or 99 Gigaburgers (GB). Within months or even weeks, that number
will roll over to 100GB.
McDonald's signs, however, were designed years ago, when the prospect of
selling one hundred billion hamburgers seemed unthinkably remote. So the
signs have only two decimal places.
This means that, after the sale of the 100 billionth burger, McDonald's
signs will read "00 Billion Burgers Sold", causing the misconception
that
McDonald's has made no sales in over 30 years of operation. This, experts
predict, will cause a complete collapse of consumer confidence in
McDonald's products.
The ensuing catastrophic drop in sales is seen as almost certain to force
the already-troubled company into bankruptcy. This, in turn, will push
the teetering American economy over the brink, which, finally, will
complete the total devastation of the global economy, ending civilization
as we know it, and forcing us all to live on beetles.
"The people who know -- the sign-makers -- are really scared of 100GB,"
one expert said. "I don't know about you, but I'm digging up a copy
of
THE FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS and heading for the hills."