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An Open Letter From Your Dirty Keyboard

by Andrew G. Rosen Leave a Comment

Dear Employee, You're probably wondering how I'm typing this - but that's a foolish question - I AM a keyboard, after all. A dirty keyboard. All day long I take your abuse and ask for little in return.  My beige keys turn to black as your grubby little fingers hammer away with reckless abandon. Your thumb drives at my SPACEBAR relentlessly.  And you abuse BACKSPACE like a doormat under your muddy shoes. I deserve some respect, that's all I'm saying.  Common courtesies, like the ones you extend to my office counterparts. When the mouse slows down, you clean the lint or replace the batteries. Screen smudge?  You break out the Windex.  But I sit here and act as a repository for your finger filth, potato chip crumbs, and flaky dandruff. Don't believe me? Take a time out from this letter (a cry for help) and shake me upside down. Ew! I'm not threatening to lock up during that critical report, keyboards don't roll like that.  But a little maintenance would be nice. An … [Read more...] about An Open Letter From Your Dirty Keyboard

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