Humor: A randy Word Easter Egg

Thanks to Will C. Mott for the tip: This one is a little on the..um...blueside, so if you offend easily, you might want to skip over it. If, on theother hand, you're delighted every time a programmer sneaks something likethis into a program like

Paul Thurrott

June 19, 1998

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Thanks to Will C. Mott for the tip: This one is a little on the..um...blueside, so if you offend easily, you might want to skip over it. If, on theother hand, you're delighted every time a programmer sneaks something likethis into a program like Word, you may get a kick out of it. Here goes...

Start Microsoft Word 95 or 97 and type "Unable to follow directions" (no quotes). Highlight the text and then go to the Tools menu and choose Language and then Thesaurus. The suggested replacement would make the Viagra folks proud

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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