from The Backwoods Guide to Computer Lingo by Dave Nilsen. Illustrations were created by Dennis Cox at DJArt & Design (www.djart.com).

LOG ON:

Making a wood stove hot
LOG OFF:

Too much wood on fire
MONITOR:

Keep’n an eye on the wood stove
DOWN LOAD:

Gitten the farwood off’n the truck
MEGA HERTZ:
When yer not keerfull gitten the farwood
FLOPPY DISC:

Whatcha git from tryin to tote too much farwood
RAM:

That thar thang what splits the farwood
HARD DRIVE:

Gitten home in the winter time
WINDOWS:

Whut to shut when its cold outside
SCREEN:

Whut to shut when its black fly season
BYTE:

Whut dem dang flys do
CHIP:

Munchies fer the TV
MICRO CHIP:

Whut’s in the bottom of the munchie bag

MODEM:

Whatcha do to the hay fields

DOT MATRIX:

Ole Dan Matrix’s wife
LAP TOP:

Whar the kitty sleeps
KEYBOARD:

Whar you hang the dang truck keys

SOFTWARE:

Dem dang plastic forks and knifes

MOUSE:

What eats the grain in the barn
MOUSE PAD:


That’s hippie talk fer where the mouse lives

MAINFRAME:

Holds up the barn roof
PORT:

Fancy flatlander wine

ENTER:

Notherner talk fer “C’Mon in y’all”

CLICK:

Whut you hear when you cock yer gun
DOUBLE CLICK:

When you cock the double barrel
REBOOT:

Whut you have to do right before bedtime
when you have to go to the outhouse

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