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Fried Mouse:
This recipe is delicious with a can of warm beer -
And don’t forget you obtained this culinary secret here.
NOW THEN, BACK TO WORK:
My mouse, in intimate relationship with my PC
Carked it; emails were inaccessible without this key;
The whole Net was unavailable, much to my distress.
What is to be done?, I asked myself - right then naught, unless…..
I rummaged through all the remnants in my ‘puter spares box;
Most of the stuff there was about as useful as old rocks.
Eventually I found an old mouse which worked as if drunk;
The wheel no longer functioned, a click was more of a clunk.
Managed to propel the pointer but not without some strain;
I wanted to do something before this happened again,
So a smart mouse was ordered pronto, (had extra switches)
Then a search for a fallback to avoid further glitches.
But when I accessed the net to seek other solutions
(Just for emergency use when no mouse contributions)
It soon became evident it was not worth the struggle;
Keyboard shortcuts are cumbersome and not worth the trouble.
Although this has been difficult, I found the best option,
Which is just brilliant - congruent with the situation:
Now this is the solution you've been so long waiting for –
Keep a fully functioning spare mouse in a nearby drawer….
……………………………………Wow!.............................................
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Author:
Doggerel Dave (Pseudonym) (
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You'd be surprised what an emergency set of tools i keep in my drawers.
Brought back memories of those early mechanical mice with that rubberised ball which alway clagged up with desk dirt.
'Be pleased to receive an itemised list, dusk - might be some useful suggestions - definitely going to be a good boy scout from now on.....
erm..... English slang reminder "drawers" = trousers or underpants.... "tools" = what u keep in yer underpants. Baden Powell had different ideas though the word "woggle" still raises a smile
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What d a said is the same for me.
Andy
Then it's ditto as above, Andy.
Get an abacus it will be easier!
I see.........you believe my entries on MPS would benefit from an abacus as my medium of communication then Sax?
Definitely going to give that proposition active consideration... Many thanks....
Lol. Let's face it modern tech is never reliable Dave. No school like the old school
The mouse, the touchpad, whatever is often a problem for me - I wish someone would invent something else - maybe we just say the word or the letter and the PC just types it out, including punctuations based on the tone of our voice? Thanks for this.
No worries - I don't much enjoy being messed about with the equipment or the system, but when i'm not on line owing to a problem, I feel I've lost a limb.
A click is all it takes
For me to browse
Without it, I confess I shake
So, I need my friend, the mouse
Think you are right, Suresh - take care.
I thought I could smell a rat .. but then remembered that word is so un PC ..
I am a bit of a Luddite Dave, but understood precisely where you were coming from sir ... Enjoyed no end ................................ Neville
Purpose purely to entertain, but if anyone can gain something from it, and save themselves some pain, then I'm amply rewarded. Take care and stay safe, Nev.
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