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Friday, November 7, 2008

I know that

I was editing an article and just got an interesting message from my computer. I needed to insert some text that's been saved as a separate file into the article I'm editing. So I clicked on insert, and then accidentally clicked on a file other than the one I was after. MS Word sent me this:
"Word cannot insert a file into itself."

Hmm. I wonder why not. Now I can't concentrate on my work.

(Perhaps I'll go have some fun playing with words at today's spotlighted post ==> over there in the sidebar)

11 comments:

  1. Do you find it creepy, like I do, that something from Microsoft is referring to its "self"?

    I think Husbandguy made me watch that movie on SciFi once...

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  2. What Mommy's Nintendo said. Bwahahaahahaha. Have a great day and weekend. :)

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  3. I always have. But I don't think microsoft is what's holding the Matrix together. It's something far more sinister.

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  4. Mysterious companions, these computers. Maddening and indespensible. all hail cut and paste (from my OWN work of course!)

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  5. Hard to wrap your brain around some of those pop up messages, isn't it?!

    Love Blicky's post!

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  6. I'll show ya where to insert it! ;P

    Peace - Rene

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  7. Rene, you have to stop making me laugh like that. I can't get my work done when I'm laughing out loud.

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  8. Oh I dont even bother to understand these things Grandpa - I just dont bother trying anymore. As for Blicky's post - loved it. thanks for the spotlight and thanks for letting me know about the book. Am going to look it up. Have a great weekend!

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  9. I swear that my Mac has developed its own sense of humour. It laughs at me all the time...

    Thanks for your visit to my blog. :)

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  10. Ahhh, Grandpa. Dare I say it?

    Get a Mac :)))

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