rygar: Very funny.

jointstereotype: What?

rygar: Your little "installation" commands. Thanks to you I wiped out my entire home directory.

jointstereotype: You didn't actually use the commands I sent you, did you?

rygar: I think I alluded to that above.

jointstereotype: LOL

rygar: Yeah, laugh it up, squid, but I'm the one who's stuck running off a live CD. I should have known never to trust a Linux zealot.

jointstereotype: LOLOL

rygar: You know, you're acting just like those jerks over at the Ubuntu forum.

jointstereotype: I'm sorry. No one ever listens to what I say, so when they do I get high off the power. I hope you didn't lose any lactating zombie porn.

rygar: Luckily, no. I only download porn when I'm in bed, and since Linux doesn't get along well with wireless cards, I was sitting at my desk for most of the evening.

jointstereotype: See? If you'd still been using Windows, your hardware would have been supported and you would have had several hours' worth of downloads to lose in the event of a bobble-headed geek feeding you malicious commands.

rygar: Oh, so I'm to believe you've actually done me a favor?

jointstereotype: Sure.

rygar: Fuck off. I'm through asking you for advice—and I'm through with Linux.

jointstereotype: You don't mean that.

rygar: I do.

jointstereotype: But you threw out your Vista recovery discs.

rygar: No, you threw out my recovery discs. Like a dumbass, I went along with it.

jointstereotype: I said I was sorry. What more do you want from me?

rygar: Nothing. I've taken matters into my own hands. I bought an upgrade copy of Windows XP Home for $100, thank you very much.

jointstereotype: I pity you. I just checked pricewatch.com and 3Gplaza has WinXP Pro for $75.

rygar: ...

jointstereotype: Ry? You still there?

rygar: Sunnuvah... It says I need a Windows disc or a previous Windows installation from which to upgrade.

jointstereotype: Take it back to the store. I'll give you my extra copy:

rygar: I can't.

jointstereotype: Why not?

rygar: I already opened the box.