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Re: Coffee cup holder - CD drive UL?

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From: lsto... Lon Stowell
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 00:00
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In article <4vf2rs$f...@paperboy.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> m...@cs.nott.ac.uk (Mike Knell) writes:
>
>Obviously, it's possible that people could be so stupid as to use their
>CD drive as a cup holder, but since virtually anyone who uses a PC would
>have seen a CD player at some point, or at least would have the brain
>cells to rub together to work out that all the knobs and lights mean
>that it's *not* just a pop-out cup holder, I'm pretty damn sceptical.

	Hmmmm.  Ever work in a help desk environment for a "wide range
	of technically competent" users?   Thought not. 
>
>I dunno, but this story just screams "UL" at me..

	Probably is, but that user at least KNEW WHERE THE PC WAS!!!
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From: lsto...@pyrtech.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Subject: Re: Coffee cup holder - CD drive UL?
Date: 1996/08/22
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