Face it folks, Y2K will be baaaaad. Even if little segments of our society ground down, the cascading effects will be huge. We are not a work-around kind of society. Period.

Mr.Happyface

-- Mr. Happyface (too@bad.sosad), November 02, 1999

Answers

Y2K will be "baaaaad" for the sheeple yet wonderful for the wolves.

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), November 02, 1999.

We will be facing massive layoffs. The remediation goal in many big corp was mission critical enterprise only. Lots of corp divisions are going to be sacrificed.

Most people buy into the BITR. They will be shocked when they get the layoff notice.

Expect huge unemployment figures starting next year, probably some during later December.

-- snooze button (alarmclock_2000@yahoo.com), November 02, 1999.

The difference between a sheeple and a wolf is a transitory one.

-- Gus (y2kk@usa.net), November 02, 1999.

The wolves will prey on sheeple for months.

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), November 02, 1999.

>> We are not a work-around kind of society. Period. <<

Human beings are work-around kind of animals.

In my view, people living in the USA and other industrialized nations would overwhelmingly shift into work-around mode as soon as it became clear that such a mode is a necessity, not an option. Period.

-- Brian McLaughlin (brianm@ims.com), November 02, 1999.

Where the heck are all the cries for "Don't feed the trolls" now?

-- (you@guys.are feeding the trolls ya know), November 02, 1999.

Layoff personnel:

IT specialist = learning small engine repair

Bank manager = learning bartering techniques

Steel worker = learning to shoe horses

Florist - learning how to grow flowers

Pharmacist - learning what real medicinal plants look like and how to produce the real thing

Doctors - learning to practice medicine without pushing pills

Nurses - No change here, they will always be what they are, the biggest asset to mankind

Feel free to add to this because we can work around it, we are smart, we can make due.

-- bardou (bardou@baloney.com), November 02, 1999.

Teachers=no change, we will always need teachers to teach our young people

Written by a teacher who loves the young 'uns. (well, mine are 13 and 14 year olds, anyway)

-- preparing (preparing@home.com), November 02, 1999.

Politicians = stable cleaners

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), November 02, 1999.

Bardou, That was a very nice thing you said about nurses. Thank you! I am a nurse and if I can help out during Y2K I certainly will.

-- Debi (LongTimeLurker@shy.com), November 02, 1999.

State Liquor salesmen = moonshiners

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), November 02, 1999.

There are sheeples, wolves, and then there are coyotes and foxes.

-- Chris (#$%^&@pond.com), November 02, 1999.

My grandmother's woodlands have coyotes and foxes but no wolves.

The wolves live in town and hang out at the bars.

They get really wild on the weekends. Best to stay inside...

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), November 02, 1999.

Trolls? Trolls? Who, may I ask, is trolling? Is reality an excuse for trolling? Humph...

Mr.Happyface

-- Mr.Happyface (toobad@so.sad), November 02, 1999.

and the LAWYERS and Politicians?

I know I am new, I do know most of the acronyms used, but I still can't figure out what a troll is. Unless of course your talking about the trolls that live under the bridge in the Three Billy Goats Gruff.

-- MIS (KarlaCALIF@aol.com), November 02, 1999.

You're dead wrong! Y2k will not be a problem. The government told me so. And the market will keep going UP UP UP!

-- Dr. Polly Dork (DrPollyDork@moron.com), November 02, 1999.

Troll = instructor for making widgets

-- bardou (bardou@baloney.com), November 03, 1999.

Folks- Ever tried to deal with a company whose computers were down? It's either call back later or can you pay cash. You think companies have reams of hard copy bulking out acres of filing cabinets? There's a reason you've been told to keep records, which may or may not come in handy in the event things go down the crapper. Maybe we used to be a work around kind of society. Alas, no more.

-- Gia (laureltree7@hotmail.com), November 03, 1999.

The Simpsons on Y2K denial (paraphrasing):

Lisa to Homer...

"Do you know that one non-compliant computer can screw up all the computers in the world?"

Homer...

"Noooooo, that can't be true Lisa. If that was true, I'd be terrified."

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), November 03, 1999.

Lawyers = fertilizer

-- jeremiah (braponspdetroit@hotmail.com), November 03, 1999.

People to frantically fix the software of the remaining companies = priceless

-- TScoors (Scoors@lamenti.isle), November 03, 1999.

Lawyers = sharkbait

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasan@Yahoo.com), November 03, 1999.

Sorry, Billy-Boy, but sharks won't eat lawyers. Professional courtesy, ya know.....

-- ldeeds (ldeeds@kumc.edu), November 03, 1999.

Ooooh, you guys! I am ROTFLMAO...your lines are really funny...thanks for the humor, because as we near countdown, it really does get heavy. Mine won't be as funny, but I see newswriters becoming TP makers.

-- Elaine Seavey (Gods1sheep@aol.com), November 03, 1999.

From: Y2K, ` la Carte by Dancr (pic), near Monterey, California

What with the need to protect our environment and conserve fuel, and in the interest of recycling, let's let those hotshot watchdog news reporters be TP cleaners!!! =(8-0) (something I bet we can agree on)

-- Dancr (addy.available@my.webpage), November 03, 1999.