Why is a Computer Mouse Called a Mouse?
So why is it called a mouse? Is it because it slightly resembles a mouse in that it’s small and has a wire at one end? If so, then that is by far the most retarded name origin I’ve ever encountered. What were those engineers smoking?
They were told told to design a device which allows a user to move a cursor around a computer screen. So what they ended up with was something small that would fit in the palm of your hand, obviously, and also have a wire to connect it to the computer, also fucking obviously. THERE’S NO EARS, NO EYES, NO MOUTH, NO FEET, NO LEGS, NO FUR, NO GENITALIA. It doesn’t look anything like a mouse!
Take the computer keyboard for example. It looks kinda like a bar of chocolate? Do you sit there and type out e-mails on your Cadbury? No, you don’t, because that’s FUCKING RETARDED.