The 100GB Bug
Experts warned today of a new and deadly threat to our beleaguered
civilization: The 100GB Bug.
As most people know, McDonald's restaurant signs show the number of
hamburgers the giant chain has sold. That number now stands at 99
billion burgers, or 99 Gigaburgers (GB). Within months or even weeks,
that number will roll over to 100GB. McDonald's signs, however, were
designed years ago, when the prospect of selling one hundred billion
hamburgers seemed unthinkably remote. So the signs have only two
decimal places. This means that, after the sale of the 100 billionth
burger, McDonald's signs will read "00 Billion Burgers Sold."
This, experts predict, will convince the public that, in over thirty
years, no McDonald's hamburgers have ever in fact been sold, causing a
complete collapse of consumer confidence in McDonald's products. The
ensuing catastrophic drop in sales is seen as almost certain to force
the already troubled company into bankruptcy. This, in turn, will push
the teetering American economy over the brink, which, finally, will
complete the total devastation of the global economy, ending
civilization as we know it, and forcing us all to live on beetles.
"The people who know the sign makers are really scared of 100GB", one expert
said. "I don't know about you, but I'm digging up a copy of THE FIELD
GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS and heading for the hills."
Email: aaronsteinmetz@yahoo.com
