The 12 Days Of UNIX Christmas 

An Electronic Christmas/Chanukah Card To All

  Lyrics: Evan Leibovitch [evan@telly.on.ca]
  Code:   Beverly Erlebacher [erlebach@cs.toronto.edu]

  Dedicated to Dave Mason, Chris Siebenmann, and anyone who's left their
  computers alone just long enough for them to self-destruct:

On the first day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  A burnt-out V.D.T.

On the second day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the third day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the fourth day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the fifth day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Five core dumps;
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the sixth day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Six bad controllers;
  Five core dumps;
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the seventh day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Seven blown partitions;
  Six bad controllers;
  Five core dumps;
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the eighth day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Eight gettys dying;
  Seven blown partitions;
  Six bad controllers;
  Five core dumps;
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the ninth day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Nine floppies frying;
  Eight gettys dying;
  Seven blown partitions;
  Six bad controllers;
  Five core dumps;
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the tenth day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Ten ports a-jamming;
  Nine floppies frying;
  Eight gettys dying;
  Seven blown partitions;
  Six bad controllers;
  Five core dumps;
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the eleventh day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Eleven chips a-smoking;
  Ten ports a-jamming;
  Nine floppies frying;
  Eight gettys dying;
  Seven blown partitions;
  Six bad controllers;
  Five core dumps;
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the twelfth day I left it, my Unix gave to me:
  Twelve boards a-blowing;
  Eleven chips a-smoking;
  Ten ports a-jamming;
  Nine floppies frying;
  Eight gettys dying;
  Seven blown partitions;
  Six bad controllers;
  Five core dumps;
  Four bad blocks;
  Three heads crashed;
  Two faulty tapes;
  And a burnt-out V.D.T.

On the thirteenth day I started adapting my Nintendo for the VME bus.