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Q: What is the Information Superhighway?

A: It's just like the internet, except:

  • it's a lot more expensive.
  • you can't post and there's no killfile.
  • there's no alt.sex.* or alt.drugs
  • rec.humor.funny has a laugh track.
  • there's a commercial break every 10 minutes.
  • everything is formatted to 40 columns for TV's.
  • the free software costs you $2.00/megabyte to ftp, more for long distance.

It's just like cable TV, except:

  • it's a lot more expensive.
  • the picture isn't as good.
  • there's 500 channels of Pay-per-View and home-shopping.
  • you can watch any episode of Gilligan's Island or any Al Gore speech for only $2.00.
  • no public access channels.
  • there's a commercial break every 10 minutes.

It's just like renting videos, except:

  • it's a lot more expensive.
  • there's only 1/100th as many to choose from.
  • no porno.
  • there's no pause, fast-forward, or rewind, and it costs you another $3.95 if you want to watch twice.
  • there's a commercial break every 10 minutes.

It's just like the telephone, except:

  • it's a lot more expensive.
  • there's no one to talk to.
  • there's a commercial break every 10 minutes.
  • every number is a toll call.

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