In case you haven't already seen this...

[amberite.livejournal.com]

Norwegian comedy sketch: medieval helpdesk.

"Open it?! If it's that simple, I wouldn't have called helpdesk, would I?"

Look, I've not been well, okay?

[the-hunter.livejournal.com]

Recent conversation overheard. When I say *overheard* I may or may not mean that the words I overheard came from my own mouth. Okay?

Me...erm...I mean, Mockee....(Talking to myself...HIMSELF, not myself at all...)
M: "I like the ease with which Windows 7 networks"
Laptop: "CANNOT FIND COMPUTER 'TOM'"
M: "What do you mean? Cannot find Compter Tom? Look! There!"
LT: "NOPE. SORRY. STILL CANNOT FIND COMPUTER 'TOM'. AND FRANKLY YOUR ARM WAVING AND POSTURING AND FLAPPING IS BOTH DISTURBING AND DEGRADING TO YOURSELF AND ME"
M:" Erm...pardon?"
LT: Er...beep?
M: Hmmm...
LT: "CANNOT FIND COMPUTER 'TOM'"
M: Argh! Useless piece of crap! Look! Computer TOM! Look. See as my hands caress it's silver yet somehow silken chassis. Watch as my finger strokes its myriad beckoning ports. Gasp as I interact with it's DVD drive!!
LT: "YESSSS...THERE'S SOMETHING WORRYING ABOUT YOU, YOU KNOW?!
M: "What? What did you just say?"
LT: "Beep! Weren't you listening?"
M: "Riiight! I'm going to be keeping my eye on you!"
LT: "CANNOT FIND COMPUTER 'TOM'"
M: "Oh, come on! Look! Here is TOM. Look! Right here! I can reach out and tou...erm...while my hand is here I will press the blue button, and switch it on, yes?
LT: "Any chance I can get a transfer? Possibly to somewhere that has people with more than one brain cell?"
Me: "Shut up..."