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[liakela.livejournal.com]

So I had a client on the phone whose laptop was obviously about to shit the bed. Just to get it to boot up he would have to remove the battery, do a power drain, dance around it nude and shake a bone-rattle.

Before he told me all of this, though.. he said that he "had to go through a song and dance to get the laptop to turn on."

Meaning to ask for more information, I said, "And how do you normally get it up?"

There was a pause as I realized what I'd just said, and we both half-chuckled uncomfortably, and I moved on.

Have any of you any quips to share that match or surpass?

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[geekgrrl-ca.livejournal.com]

One time I was troubleshooting a device which had been knocked over by the customer's pet.

When asked if any damage would be covered under warranty I quipped "I'm sorry sir, but your warranty does not cover acts of dog".