How Things Would Be Different If Micro$oft Were Located In The South
- Their number one product would be "Micro$oft Winders."
- Instead of an hourglass icon you'd get an empty beer bottle.
- Occasionally, you'd bring up a window that was covered with a Hefty bag and some duct tape.
- Instead of "Yes," "No," or "Cancel," dialog boxes would give you the choice of "Aww-right," "Naw," or "Git."
- Instead of "Ta-Dah!" the opening sound would be "Dueling Banjos."
- The "Recycle Bin" in Winders98 would be an outhouse.
- Whenever you pulled up the Sound Player, you'd hear "Freebird!"
- Instead of "Start Me Up," the Winders95 theme song would be "Boot Scootin' Boogie".
- Powerpoint would be named "ParPawnt."
- Instead of "VP," Micro$oft big shots would be called "Cuz."
- Hardware could be repaired using parts from an old Trans Am.
- Daisy Duke screen saver.
- "Well, the first thing you know old Bill's a billionaire..."
- Flight Simulator replaced by Tractor-Pull Simulator.
- Micro$oft CEO "Billy-Bob" (a.k.a. "Bubba") Gates.
- "ParPawnt" would have a "Pond Scum" and a "Junk Yard" presentation template.
- One wrong turn while surfing the web would send you face-to-face with a 12-gauge shotgun.
- "This computer protected by Smith & Wesson" screen saver.
- Directions to Corporate Headquarters -- "Down the road a piece."
- Micro$oft Word includes a phonetic spell checker -- "Hookt on fonics werks 4 me."

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