The differences between wasting time at work before the Internet and wasting time at work now with the Internet..

Then- Wandered aimlessly around office until you found something or someone even mildly interesting.
Now- Wander aimlessly around WWW until you find some-thing find something remotely interesting.

Then- Laughed at stories about co-worker's teenager's silly exploits and imagined how great it would be to be a teen again.
Now- Ogle co-worker's webcam and imagine what it would be like to be with your first girlfriend again.

Then- Blew stuff up in the microwave.
Now- Watch people in Bulgaria blow stuff up in the microwave via webcam.

Then- Spent hours shredding stupid jokes and cartoons that friends sent via fax.
Now- Spend hours deleting stupid jokes and cartoons that friends send via e-mail.

Then- Hid copies of magazine inside corporate document so boss thought you were a diligent worker.
Now- Keep fingers on Alt-Tab to switch to that Excel spread- sheet so boss thinks you're a diligent workers.

Then- Talked to co-workers around water cooler about latest Welcome Back Kotter and White Shadow episodes
Now- Talk to friends via ICQ about how much you hate your job.

Then- Figured out how many sheets of paper their stapler would go through.
Now- Use a ping plotter to see how many hops it takes to get to yahoo.com.