On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ComputerIlliterateFriend: Hey Jarrett, can you come over and fix my >> computer? >> Jarrett: What's it doing? >> CIF: It's popping up all sorts of dialog boxes telling me I need to >> get Spyware Aweseom Remover and stuff, and it's running really slow, >> and my files keep disappearing. >> Jarrett: And where have you been on the internet? >> CIF: Oh you know, normal sites. >> Jarrett: Like? >> CIF: Porn, more porn, horse porn, warez. I also used Limewire to >> download *every song and program ever made*, and I make it a habit to >> click on interesting-looking [read: violently-flashing] ads. >> Jarrett: ... >> CIF: What? Did I do something wrong? >> >> Seriously. It's like sleeping with every prostitute on the East Coast >> and acting surprised when you have seventeen STDs. > > I think this is a large exaggeration. Except this has actually happened to me, modulo a couple details. Three or four times.
