- Mr. Jefferson
- Gentlemen, the summer grows hot, and it is essential that we complete this Declaration of Independence.
- Mr. Franklin
- Wait a minute, Thomas. I have to reboot my computer.
- Mr. Jefferson
- That’s all right, Ben. We’ll go on without you. Has everyone had a chance to look at the draft I posted yesterday?
- Mr. Sherman
- Not yet, Thomas, I’ve been having Notes replication problems.
- Mr. Adams
- Here, Roger, I brought a hard copy.
- Mr. Sherman
- Thanks, Saaaaay, nice font.
- Mr. Adams
- Do you like it? I downloaded it off Colonies Online just last week.
- Mr. Jefferson
- Gentlemen! There is work to be done. I fear our document will soon leak out.
- Mr. Livingston
- Too late, Thomas. There’s already a bootleg circulating. I saw it posted on alt.georgeIII.rots last night.
- Mr. Franklin
- @#$$%^$# General Protection Fault!
- Mr. Adams
- Ben, you might try upgrading to Windows 75. It solved that problem for me.
- Mr. Sherman
- Thomas, the part here about the Acts of Pretended Legislation; have you considered using bullets to air out the text?
- Mr. Jefferson
- I can fix that easily enough. Drat! I’ve spilled candle wax on my keyboard again.
- Mr. Adams
- You know, Thomas, that wouldn’t happen if you’d buy an active-matrix screen.
- Mr. Franklin
- Hard-disk failure?!? Aw, criminy!
- Mr. Livingston
- Are you sure it’s “unalienable rights”? My spell checker recommends “unassailable”.
- Mr. Jefferson
- Can we stick to the substance of the document, please? Shoot. Low battery. Anyone got a spare power cable?
- Mr. Sherman
- What have you got, a Toshiba? No, mine isn’t compatible.
- Mr. Franklin
- Hello, PCs Philadelphia? What does it mean when the floppy drive buzzes? OK, I’ll hold …
- Mr. Livingston
- The “In Congress” part here at the top; have you thought about blowing that up really big and maybe centering it in 72 point Helvetica?
- Mr. Jefferson
- Not a bad idea. Aw, nuts! Word macro virus! I can’t save the file.
- Mr. Franklin
- That’s all right, Thomas. We can manage. Here, borrow my quill pen …