IJMC - Computers Shouldn't Smoke

There should be a Surgeon's General warning about keeping smoking 
seperate from computers. Everyone knows a computer won't work anymore 
once you let the smoke out...and likewise, there is no economical way to 
put the smoke back in. Unfortunately, Mr. Begley found out the hard way 
that computers should stay away from smoking...                    -dave






             Eveashan, England.
             Joseph Begley saved 2,000 cigarette coupons and
             mailed them in to a British cigarette company in
             order to get a watch.  When the watch didn't
             arrive he wrote and asked why. Back came three
             watches. Mr. Begley only wanted one so he mailed
             back the other two. The next day 10 parcels
             arrived from the cigarette company.  The following
             day 18 parcels arrived. The day after that 10 more
             parcels came. All were trade-in gifts given by the
             cigarette company in exchange for coupons Mr.
             Begley never had.  Among the gifts were three tape
             recorders, a doll, a golf bag, two electric
             blankets, a cot, saucepans, a pressure cooker, and
             long-playing records. Mr. Begley wrote a long,
             pleading letter to the company asking them to
             stop. In the return mail came a reply saying:  "It
             was a computer error." The company gave Mr. Begley
             10,000 coupons in compensation for his troubles.
             With these Mr. Begley ordered some tools and a
             bedspread. He received a plant stand and two
             stepladders.