Re: Worst Error Messages of all Time

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From: mill... Neal Miller
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 1990 01:52

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>From vn Tue Sep 25 21:48:13 1990
Subject: Re: Worst error messages of all time.
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>From article <37...@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, by v116...@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (David M Archer):
> In article <3022@anasaz.UUCP>, chad@anasaz.UUCP (Chad R. Larson) writes...
>>Well, this is not exactly an error message, but I crack up everytime I
>>see "Press ENTER to exit", which exists in several programs I've used.
> 
> Huh?
> 
> I think something is missing?

	I think you just failed to get the joke.  "Enter to exit"...  think
about it.  It shouldn't have to be explained. ;-)



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