Computer Jokes

Wired Messages

In the days before e-mail, faxes, etc. when the quickest way
to communicate was via telegram, Western Union charged by the
word. People would try to shorten the message by omitting
words, or phonetic codes, etc. These became known as
"scotch-o-grams"

Here are some examples:

MUSCATEL OUT OF THERE

OHIO LOVE YOU

A summer camp counselor sent to the parents of a little girl
named Ann, who sat on an ant hill and had to be taken to the
infirmary for treatment:

ANACIN HOSPITAL ADAMNANT BITTER ASSININE PLACES

A gossip columnist needed some personal information on actor
Cary Grant for a column. She wired the following query to
Grant's agent:

HOW OLD CARY GRANT?

Grant's agent wired back:

OLD CARY GRANT FINE. HOW YOU?