Five Guys and a Computer

This is the touching story of how five guys struggle to find the truth in themselves and help their little computer along the way.

One sunny day, Nick sits down at his new computer to try and figure out how it works.....

Nick: Hey, cool! Look at all the flashing lights! (He puts his hand on the mouse and starts moving it around.) Wicked! It moves with my hand! (He plays with the mouse for over an hour, grinning like a little five year old who just opened a Christmas present.) Oh my gosh, this is so neat!

(Howie walks in)

Nick: Howie, you got to come see this!

Howie: That's nice, Nick, but you know you can do other stuff, too, right?

Nick: (His eyes wide) I can?

Howie: Sure, let me see if I can find any neat games. (He sits down and starts clicking.) Hmmmmm... nothing's coming up. (The two of them sit there for another hour clicking at absoluetly nothing.)

Howie: I'm not so sure about this. Maybe one of the others can help.

(AJ walk in)

AJ: AJ McLean at your service. What's wrong?

Nick: (Whining) We can't get any games!

AJ: Chill, dude. I'm sure it's simple. Let me see. (He sits down and looks intently at the screen.) Dude, that's a neat screen-saver. Where'd you get it?

Nick: What's a screen-saver?

Howie: AJ, there is no screen-saver.

AJ: Yes, there is. Look at all the bugs crawling on the screen.

(Brian comes in.)

Brian: (Whispering to Howie) He's high again. Don't tell Nick, he still doesn't know about stuff like that.

Nick: Stuff like what?

Howie and Brian: Nothing

Brian: What are ya'll trying to do?

AJ: I'm gonna help them with this computer, but the screen-saver won't go off.

Brian: Oh, let me see if I can help. (Brian starts clicking and actually manages to bring up a program.)

Nick: Ohmigosh! Brian did it!

AJ: What are you talking about? The bugs are still there, man.

(They all stare at the little box on the screen that says "Click to begin program".)

Howie: What do we do now?

(They're staring enraptured at the screen.)

Kevin: Hey, what's up, guys?

(They all slowly turn to look at him.)

Nick: Kevin, we got this far, and now we don't know what to do!

Kevin: Nick, quite whining, for God's sake.

Brian: Kevin, I've told you not to use the Lord's name in vain.

(Kevin mumbles something that is unappropriate for young audiences. He sits down and stays there for three hours, staring at the screen.)

Kevin: (He stands) I give up!

(Everyone jumps up... They were asleep.)

Kevin: This is too much trouble. I say we throw it out the window!

Nick: Yeah, that would be cool!

(Kevin picks up the screen and Brian the CPU. They both open a window and toss the two parts out.)

Nick: (Looking out the window in awe) Cool.

AJ: How come the screen-saver was still on?

Howie: That wasn't very nice.

And the lesson to be learned......

Never give a Boy Band something they can't handle.

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