Clippy is popping up in the strangest and most disconcerting of places.

[Gromett]

It looks like you are trying to wipe your backside. Can I help you...

 

[nicholsong]

????? Clippy????

 

[Riverbankannie]

????? Clippy????

Microsoft Office helper - paperclip.

 

[PP Bear]

Hmmm

These are the only clippies that spring to mind….

 

[nicholsong]

Microsoft Office helper - paperclip.

Sorry, over my horizon, thus the ??????

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[dna]

Sorry, over my horizon, thus the ??????

It was included in Microsoft Office 1997 - which was delivered on 46 floppy disks (55 for the professional edition). That took a while to install, more than one cup of coffee!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant

 

[Gromett]

????? Clippy????

You had to be there. If you weren't then any explanations will fall flat and fail to explain why the original post was funny. Sorry

 

[Gromett]

Hmmm

These are the only clippies that spring to mind….

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Not even close, but may have been more entertaining if they weren't in the computer section

 

[Gromett]

This may help. But if you weren't there you won't understand how irritating this thing was.

 

[barsteward]

You had to be there. If you weren't then any explanations will fall flat and fail to explain why the original post was funny. Sorry

Talking about you had to be there, do you remember the smear campaign at Izal in the 50s and 60s?

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[Gromett]

Sorry, over my horizon, thus the ??????

Try this. sorry had to look for a suitable example. Skip to 02:40 to avoid the history. Please note, the guy presenting this is the first person to ever come close to be as irritating as clippy was...

 

[Gromett]

Talking about you had to be there, do you remember the smear campaign at Izal in the 50s and 60s?

Nope sorry well before my time But Izal has give me a lot of pain througout the 80's

edit: ps... damit missed the joke. Smeared... hilarious

 

[Gromett]

How irritating was Clippy. Check this one out. Then imagine your toilet roll holder had Clippy installed then see first post