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Main:Computers:Do Not Eat


Why not to eat computer hardware. Perhaps this was inspired by someone taking the 'Apple' brand name too literally.
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Loose apronyms:
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ASCIIAre Some Computer Ingredients Inedible? Tony, who doesn't think the American Standard Code for Information Interchange is edible.
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ATXAching To Xtreme Jeff Anonymous
CARDCat's Anus Really Damaged Jeff Anonymous, explaining what happens if your cat thinks your sound card smells like fish.
CDCan't Digest Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3))
CD-RWCan Dislocate Rectal Walls Jeff Anonymous
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CHIPCan Hurt Intestines, Parts Jeff Anonymous
CHIPSCan't Have Intel Processors Salted Angela Brett and Tony
CORDClogs Oesophagus, Really Dry Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3))
DELLDon't Eat Live Leads Tony McCoy O'Grady
DISCDoes Injure Someone's Colon Jeff Anonymous
DISKDigestus Interruptus - Slender Kilojoules. Steve Keate and Angela Brett (see DONGLE (3))
DVDDidn't Vomit -- Died! Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3))
EMOTICONEverybody Munching One Turns Irreversibly Cute, Often Nauseating Patricia Rix
HARDWAREHave A Real Dinner Without Any Raw Electronics Tony McCoy O'Grady
HUBHurts Ur Body Jeff Anonymous
LARDWARELeft Alone, Rebelling Dieters Will Absorb Recyclable Electronics. Angela Brett, thinking that if computer parts really were edible, they might be called lardware.
MACADDICTMagazines Are Considered A Dainty Delicacy, If Chewed Thoughtfully Tony McCoy O'Grady
MANUALSMeals Are Not Usually A Literary Stew Tony McCoy O'Grady
MICMassive Intestinal Cramps Jeff Anonymous
MOTHERBOARDMother Of Too-Hard Eating! Ridiculously Broad - Oesophagus Actually Ruptures Dangerously! Angela Brett
MOUSEMunch Onions Until Something Emits Dundee
NICNasty Internal Cuts Jeff Anonymous, explaining why not to eat a Network Interface Card
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PRINTERPitiful Rectum Injured. Never Try Epson Rolls! Jeff Anonymous
RAMRudely Affects Middle Jeff Anonymous, explaining that eating random access memory may cause stomach cramps.
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SCREENSomewhat Coarse, Rarely Eaten. Explains Nausea. Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3))
SPEAKERSSome People Eat Audio Kit, Ending Really Sick Angela Brett
UPSUgh, Pierced Stomach. Jeff Anonymous (UPS=Uninterruptable Power Supply)
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VCDVeins, Capillaries Damaged. Jeff Anonymous
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WEBCAMWoefully Explodes Bowels... 'Cause Actually Metal. Jeff Anonymous