how the internet works : the official explanation

[Andre Garzia]

Hey Barry,

I said that my pigeons were SUPER CLEVER!!!! I know about homing  
pigeons, but, my pigeons have a disfunctional personality and think  
they have more then one home... you just go like:

OWNER: "now, you're steve, and you home is in cupertino...."
PIGEON: "Gurl! Gurl!"
OWNER: "repeat my name is steve, my home is in cupertino...."
PIGEON: "Gurl! Gurl!"
OWNER: "my name, is, steve..."
PIGEON: "Gurlpertinoo"
OWNER: "Off you go boy!"

After the piegon arrives...

OWNER: "Okay, good boy, take a pigeon cookie (or whatever pigeon eats)"
PIGEON: "Gurlpertino"
OWNER: "Now, you're Larry and your home is in california..."
PIGEON: "Gurlpertinooo"
OWNER: "Larry, in california..."
PIGEON: "GOORGLE!!!!"

an so on....

man I really should not write emails before coffee.

andre

On Jul 6, 2006, at 7:22 AM, barryb at libero.it wrote:

> The pigeon - airplane metaphore was certainly well contrived by  
> Andre but care should be taken in copying it literally (n.b. Peter  
> and Dan).
>
> Pigeons CANNOT make round trips or even deliver outgoing messages!
>  If you want one to carry a message you must first take the bird to  
> the starting point (probably by plane), attach the message and then  
> send it home (hence the name 'homing pigeon').
>  That is: only the owner of the pigeon can receive a message  
> carried by it and if they try to send OUT a message the bird will
> just fly in circles with it around their own house!
>
> Internet-wise this would be like taking a blank message by hand, or  
> snailmail, to a friend and waiting for them fill it in and send it  
> back by email!
>
> As for the Senators discorse I can only add the Italian Parliament  
> Member's declaration that "internet should be taught in schools",  
> whatever that means, anyway most teachers would probably have to  
> learn from the students!
>
> "Every Government should carry a Health Warning"
>
> OK, I'm rambling again.
> Thanks for all the kind answers to my first 'ramblings'
> Barry
>
>
>
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