Chalkboards

[naggy.livejournal.com]

All users need a chalkboard in their cubicle, so that when they call about something stupid, I can order them to write 100 times:

"I will read the entire error message before I call the help desk."

Comments

[linguafranca.livejournal.com]

Right on, brother!

True conversation I had the other day:
Me: What's the error message you're getting?
Redneck Lady: Nothing, it just disconnects!
Me: Okay, you type in your username and password, it tries to dial in, and just disconnects without a word?
RL: No!
Me: What happens then?
RL: It just says "error"!
Me: What else does it say? Is there an error number with that?
RL: I don't know!

[zercool.livejournal.com]

That is genius right there. Genius.

[inahandbasket]

you too?
had this one this morning:

"I need to have my password reset"
ok, so you can't login?
"No, I just can't change my password."
*blink* ok, hit alt-ctrl-del and click change password, try it, and tell me what it says.
"It says I need to wait one day before changing my password."
and when did you last change your password?
"yester... oh. ok, thanks."
*click*

[jacobine.livejournal.com]

God yes.

I love the emails I had this morning.

User: I have a computer that won't let me log in.
Me: Well, you're not locked out. What is the error message you're receiving?
User: Wrong Domain.
Me: Um. Well, the domain is Grant. Or is if giving you

[Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<insert [...] here.>') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.]

God yes.

I love the emails I had this morning.

User: I have a computer that won't let me log in.
Me: Well, you're not locked out. What is the error message you're receiving?
User: Wrong Domain.
Me: Um. Well, the domain is Grant. Or is if giving you <insert long error message here.>
User: It says the grant domain is unavailable.

*headpound*

[thebutler.livejournal.com]

"What's a-hun-dred? Is it more or less than two?"
"Help! My chalk broke, what do I do now?"
"How do I spell "the" again?"
"The blackboard doesn't work. Fix it!"

Are you *sure* this is a good idea? *grin*

[japester.livejournal.com]

but some of us would be geeky enough to get away with:

for (i=0;i<100<i++) { print "I am not a geek"; }