It all belongs to some family named Gates. I hear they're taking a weekend trip somewhere.
David C. Barber, Acinta Inc.

. . . and remember, if people ever find out this is
really how the Internet forwards e-mail, we're sunk.
Ian Davis, Foundry Networks

The avionics technician is dismayed that even after unloading the entire plane he still can't find his pocket protector.
Tom Brooks, Motorola Computer Group

The evidence against Microsoft arrives at the Department of Justice.
Seang Chau, Motorola

Fred, I know there is lots of baggage space on this flight to Timbuktu, but don't the city names on the little tags mean something?
Bob Willard, B. E. Meyers & Co.

Hey, did that tag say "Judge Crater?"
Thad Piotrowski CSI

When space travel becomes commonplace, think of the fun we'll have tracing our baggage through the solar system!
John Herro, Golden Voice

Hmmm. We've got problems. . . . Tammy Baker's makeup just arrived.
Mike Hudziak, Medtronic Inc.

Tell the pilot to hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete. That'll get that door closed.
Martin Scoones, Synopsys Inc.

Yo, Tom, you remember when they kept saying all that information superhighway stuff was gonna kill business travel? Whatever happened to that anyway?
Gregory D. Dutton, Intel Corp.

There's still room, let's put in the oxygen canisters.
Joseph M. Kusmiss, Mitre Corp.

I don't have a pilot's license, but I did study plane geometry in school.
Eeam EETnet: Don Swaab (Inrange Technologies), Zev Farkas (Maycom) and Jim Randazzo

John shouts to Ed, "Right, that's the last of the mainframe loaded up. . . . Go fetch the cart with the software."
Nigel Reed, NLFC

Washington National Guard is sending the WTO protesters home.
Sadun Anik, Garanti Technology

News Item: Stevie Nicks to Spend the Weekend in Dublin.
Ron Welch, Honeywell

Great!! Just Great!! We are going to be known as the only airline whose baggage arrived, but the passengers didn't.
Christina Fernandes, SAP Corp.

Neil the field engineer's obsession with spare scope probes had reached a threshold that could no longer be ignored.
Erick Moody, IBM

My luggage went to e-Land!? This e-stuff is getting out of control!
Charles Allan, RockLogic Inc.

The crew looks confused as the captain asks for "his bag."
Eric Jacobson, Agilent Technologies

Master set of Windows 2000 manuals being sent to printer for duplication.
Michael Hollenbeck, IBM

"I know the engineering budget is tight, but do you really think he can breathe in that suitcase?"
Tracy Thomas, U S Software

The misguided mental
vision that design engineers have about full-chip physical design.
Mark Klemkosky, Intel Corp.

Yeah, I'm a drifter too. I have people after me. . . . I invented that irritating paper clip guy in Excel.
Johnny Ancich, Dalsa Inc.

I hope I don't have to stay . . . in here long. And I wonder . . . if $20 round-trip included . . . a bag of peanuts?
Gerard Drewek, General Dynamics

How many bags do you think we can jam in here until they start coming out of the other door?
Michael Gigl, Paper Converting Machine Co.

OK, I'm sorry, Harry. When I bought these tickets at Priceline.com I didn't realize our seats were in the baggage compartment!
Terry Yoder, Hewlett-Packard Co.

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