Sure, I'd Love To Experience 20% Hearing Loss!

[fragbert.livejournal.com]

A client called with a login issue.

Strike one - she's a starfish.
Strike two - she's got her sprog on her knee while she's on the phone. The phone- and ear-killing shrieks and screams are continuous.
Strike three - while I'm walking her through steps to solve the issue, she tells ME to hold on because the little rug monkey needs juice.

And it's only Wednesday...


(cross-posted to childfree)

Comments

[cmdrproteus.livejournal.com]

LMAO! I LOVE that icon! :D

Anyway, I hate when I'm supporting someone who insists things are urgent, and YET they'll tell you to hold on so they can yammer on and on about some mundane thing off the phone....

I hate to ask....

[jedisamui.livejournal.com]

But what is a starfish? I keep seeing this slogan repeatedily. I know that it makes me seem ignorant, especially since I am a field tech that goes out and fixes the user issues. But I would like to know, so that I am no longer stupid to this phrase.

Thanks

Re: I hate to ask....

[microchip.livejournal.com]

I was also going to ask this... then it clicked.

Think the limp bizkit title.

Re: I hate to ask....

[shadowkat01.livejournal.com]

A starfish is someone who is all limbs, no head, and has a mouth that is also an anus...roughly.

Re: I hate to ask....

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

I think the canonical explanation was "five appendages, none of which contain a detectable brain, and they crap out the same hole they put food in."

Re: I hate to ask....

[shadowkat01.livejournal.com]

*grins* I like your way of saying it better.

[hamilton.livejournal.com]

what was she thinking, she should have that bastard in childcare!!