Another oldie but a goodie

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Once again, names changed to protect the mortally stupid:

HIM: I need my password reset.
ME: OK, what's your username?
HIM: John Middleton.
ME: (going into "explain it" mode)  Sorry, your login ID, your login name? Your username?
HIM: My badge number is X4798.
ME: Sorry, what do you log in as?
HIM: (tone of voice clearly indicating his perceived mental superiority to me) Do you mean my user ID?
ME: (sigh, whatever)  Sure.
(He finally gives it.  I look up his account.)
ME: OK, it looks like the password has expired. It has to be at least eight characters. Do you have a preference for what it should be?
HIM: No. But what do you mean by preference?

x-posted to my journal

Comments

[dysan27.livejournal.com]

Egon!!!!!!

God I haven't seen pictures of them in years.

"What do you mean by preference?"
Sometimes I just wonder about people.

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

All the time I wonder about people.

[bluebuckeye.livejournal.com]

No. But what do you mean by preference?
If he doesn't know what preference means, how does he know if he has one or not?

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Among other problems with this guy's brain.

[drquuxum.livejournal.com]

  No. But what do you mean by preference?

Don't ask, don't tell.

I have nothing more to add, other than FUCKING AWESOME ICON!

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Haha, thanks. MS Paint is my friend.

[jahbulon.livejournal.com]

Whenever someone asks a question like that I explain cheerily..

"Preference is the noun form of 'prefer'. I mean do you 'prefer' a particular password or can I give you a random one?"

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Heh. *points to your name* I.N.R.I. Reminds me of Nunsense.

[jahbulon.livejournal.com]

Was ist das?

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

It's a musical. Nunsense (http://www.nunsense.com/).

I ran the light board for it once at my community theater. There's a joke in it where one of the nuns goes out in the audience and asks the audience some religion questions and gives them prizes if they know the answers.

Her question: What does I.N.R.I. stand for?

The audience member will either say they don't know, or they'll say some form of "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."

The nun will respond that no, it stands for "I Nailed Right In."

hee.

[jahbulon.livejournal.com]

Hahahah! I prefer "Initiate Nail Removal Immediately"

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHA good one.

[linguafranca.livejournal.com]

Ow, my brain.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

"Would you like me to send you a dictionary of basic words, sir?"

[cyrus7.livejournal.com]

"Whut's a dick-shun-airy?"
LOL