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Amusingi Computer Error Messages<\/a><\/p>\n

Many readers will not “get” why these errors are funny, but I’m posting them anyways. I laughed quite a bit reading through them all, but your milage may vary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amusing Computer Error Messages: Many readers will not “get” why these errors are funny, but I’m posting them anyways. 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