Most versions of UNIX have a fortune cookie program, which will produce a witty saying when you start a session. I have written a DOS version, suitable for placing in your autoexec.bat file, so you have something to read while waiting for windows to boot up!
The zip file includes the executable and several input files, each
containing many possible quotes. I suggest you extract it to
C:\fortune, as the program will then find an input file without
prompting. By default, the program looks for
C:\fortune\fortune.txt. If you want to use another file, simply supply
it as an argument.
eg. fortune c:\fortune\limerick.txt.
NB: Please note I make no guarantees as to the suitability of these fortunes for all users.
C:\fortune\fortune.exe
(assuming you extracted the zip file to c:\fortune)
Simple, isn't it!