I’ve been using the same computer here at Weekly World Central for about three years or so, give or take several months. To my knowledge, I have not updated anything or loaded anything new onto my computer in months, yet all of a sudden, that damn Microsoft Word paper clip has started showing up and asking me inane questions.
I think this video, which I found on the internets, sums up my feelings quite nicely. This, too.
This article appears in Feb 8-14, 2007.
I think the paper clip was lonely.
Then it should have more sense than to seek companionship with a cranky editor who is on deadline.
The little puppy is worse. Or the old man who opens doors. Imagine a computer lab suddenly full of barking and creaking doors. They should make a horror movie out of that.