Things Overheard at COMDEX

The list for November 21, 1996

NOTE FROM CHRIS:

For those of you who have yet to succumb to complete
geekdom: The world’s largest computer convention,
COMDEX, is taking place this week in Las Vegas.

The Top 15 Things Overheard at COMDEX

“Oh, come on — Kirk can beat Picard’s ass any day of the week!”
“Empty the trash cans, someone’s lost another retainer!”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Gates — this is a $10 minimum table, the $5 minimum tables are over there.”
“No, sir, we can’t accept Apple stock to cover your gambling debts.”
“Just shut up and give me the trinkets, booth weasel!”
“Free pocket protectors at booth 183! Pass it on!”
“Hey, if we all share a limo ride back to the hotel, we can split that dollar tip nine ways.”
“Well, the Chicken Ranch was okay – but I liked ‘Virtual Monique’ better.”
“…so Dilbert says to Wally…”
“My dad said if I hacked the Federal Reserve one more time, he’d take away my Nintendo.”
“…and *I* said, ‘That’s no hexadecimal assembly code, that’s my self-modulating subroutine.’ But seriously, folks…”
“I don’t care if you ARE a CEO, nobody gets in under 21.”
“Marc Andreeson to the courtesy desk — Your mother wants to know what time you’ll be home for dinner…”
“They call this a breakfast buffet? Where’s the Jolt Cola and Doritos?”

And the Number 1 Thing Overheard at COMDEX…

“Hey — where are all the chicks??”

CREDITS

Selected from 85 submissions by 35 contributors.

Today’s list authors were:

Tisha Stacey, St. Paul, MN — 1, 7 (1st #1!)
Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD — 2, 15
Christopher Troise, New York, NY — 3
Michael Wolf, Brookline, MA — 4
Greg Pettit, Houston, TX — 5
Kris Johnson, Burbank, CA — 6
Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 8
Debbie Lander, Las Vegas, NV — 9
George Olson, Colorado Springs, CO — 10
Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 11
Michael Migdol, Osaka, Japan — 12
John Hering, Alexandria, VA — 13
Jeff Downey, Raleigh, NC — 14
Jennifer Ritzinger, Seattle, WA — Topic

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