It's My Latest Party Trick...

[fuego.livejournal.com]

Idiot: "Are you talking to me?"
Me: "Yes."
Idiot: "Are you sure?"
Me: "Yes.
Idiot: "Well it sounds like you're typing."
Me:"Oh I'm doing that too."
Idiot:"Oh." *pause* "You can do that?"

Comments

[abstrak-tokatl.livejournal.com]

i love that one! (as in it always happens to me)

usually followed by

bewildered: "You can type that fast"
me: "yap"
bewildered: "i thought you were just typing jiberish."
me: "nope!"

[valiskeogh.livejournal.com]

lol, love that one
"that's you typing?"
"yup"
"WOW, you type FAST!"

[jacobine.livejournal.com]

I get that about once a week myself.

'Wow, you type fast! You're going to burn the keys off the keyboard if you don't slow down!'

[abstrak-tokatl.livejournal.com]

heh. what about the music comment afterwards. Provided they let you listen to music on the job.

me: "i have to put you on hold for a second."
them: "can you not put me on hold and let me listen to YOUR music, damn better then hold music."

[jacobine.livejournal.com]

Amusingly, we don't even have hold music, that I know of. There are all of two of us on my helpdesk :)

[jahbulon.livejournal.com]

Heh the time I got that went :
paranoid : what are you typing?
me : oh you know, notes for the call
paranoid : but what kind of stuff? are you typing what I say? Don't type that!

seriously :)

[inahandbasket]

Idiot:"Oh." *pause* "You can do that?"
me: Yes, congress is considering passing a law against it, but for now it's still legal.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

yeah, but if we're not careful, it might become one of those distngusihing characteristics of terrorists...

yeah.. similar issues IRL =)

[viper0775.livejournal.com]

People hate it when I look them right in the eye and carry on a verbal conversation with them, while hammering out code 90 degrees away from my focus.. lol

[pisceandreamer.livejournal.com]

We have one client that has a complete fit if she hears you typing while on a call with her...

[shifuimam.livejournal.com]

haha I actually laughed out loud on that one.

It seems more and more than those who are computer illiterate tend to be dumb in other aspects.

[prozacnation.livejournal.com]

I got my job in Chat Support due to my typing over the phone.

My supe kept hearing how fast I typed and when the position opened, he pushed for me to apply.

Now I just have to type to lusers. I don't have to hear them bitch. :)

[katyism.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of the time that a user was talking down to me until he heard me type.
"is that you typing?"
"yes..."
"wow, you type fast!"
"... i guess so."
user then started speaking normal technical language to me instead of talking to me like i'm his baby daughter.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

"Can't everyone...?"
[/snark]

[tjernobyl.livejournal.com]

Next time some budget comes around, I'm asking for a nice ultraclicky high end buckling-spring...

[valiskeogh.livejournal.com]

HEY THERE!
i'm looking through old posts in tech_support, looking for stories
that i'd like included on http://www.helpdeskhell.com . i've found your's terribly
amusing, can i include it on the "clueless luser pages" of the site?

please respond if yes, no response necessary if no.

thanks for your help!

valis