Q: What is the Information Superhighway? A: It's just like the internet, except: o it's a lot more expensive. o you can't post and there's no killfile. o there's no alt.sex.* or alt.drugs o rec.humor.funny has a laugh track. o there's a commercial break every 10 minutes. o everything is formatted to 40 columns for TV's. o the free software costs you $2.00/megabyte to ftp, more for long distance. A: It's just like cable TV, except: o it's a lot more expensive. o the picture isn't as good. o there's 500 channels of Pay-per-View and home-shopping. o you can watch any episode of Gilligan's Island or any Al Gore speech for only $2.00. o no public access channels. o there's a commercial break every 10 minutes. A: It's just like renting videos, except: o it's a lot more expensive. o there's only 1/100th as many to choose from. o no porno. o there's no pause, fast-forward, or rewind, and it costs you another $3.95 if you want to watch twice. o there's a commercial break every 10 minutes. A: It's just like the telephone, except: o it's a lot more expensive. o there's no one to talk to. o there's a commercial break every 10 minutes. o every number is a toll call.
(From the "Rest" of RHF)