Why Computers Crash

Why Computers Crash
Dr. Seuss Style Poem

If your packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port
and your bus is interrupted at the very last resort
and the access to your memory makes your floppy disk abort
then your socket packet pocket has an error to report.
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash
and the double clicking icon puts your window in the trash
and your data is corrupted 'cuz the index doesn't hash
then your situation's hopeless and your system's going crash!

If the label on your cable on the table in your house
says the network is connected to the button on your mouse
but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol
that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall
and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
so the icons in your window are as wavy as a souse
then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang
because sure as I'm a poet the suckers going hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on your disk
and your macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk
and your email's overloaded with the latest batch of spam
and you've got too many programs loaded in your RAM
and your clicker isn't clicking and your mouse wheel doesn't spin
then you better press reboot or you're never going win.
You'll have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM
so quickly turn off your computer and be sure to tell your Mom!