JOKE OF THE DAY
From the WordPerfect Help Desk
This is a true story from the WordPerfect
helpline. Needless to say, the help desk employee was fired; however,
he/she is currently suing the Word Perfect organization for "Termination
without Cause."
Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect
Customer Support employee with a caller:
"Ridge Hall computer assistant;
may I help you?"
"Yes, well, I'm having trouble
with WordPerfect."
"What sort of trouble?"
"Well, I was just typing along,
and all of a sudden the words went away."
"Went away?"
"They disappeared."
"Hmm. So what does your screen
look like now?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"It's blank; it won't accept
anything when I type."
"Are you still in WordPerfect,
or did you get out?"
"How do I tell?"
"Can you see the C: prompt
on the screen?"
"What's a sea-prompt?"
"Never mind. Can you move the
cursor around on the screen?"
"There isn't any cursor, I
told you, it won't accept anything I type."
"Does your monitor have a power
indicator?"
"What's a monitor?"
"It's the thing with the screen
on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you
when it's on?"
"I don't know."
"Well, then look on the back
of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see
that?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Great. Follow the cord to
the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall."
".......Yes, it is."
"When you were behind the monitor,
did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it,
not just one?"
"No."
"Well, there are. I need you
to look back there again and find the other cable."
".......Okay, here it is."
"Follow it for me, and tell
me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."
"I can't reach."
"Uh huh. Well, can you see
if it is?"
"No."
"Even if you maybe put your
knee on something and lean way over?"
"Oh, it's not because I don't
have the right angle - it's because it's dark."
"Dark?"
"Yes - the office light is
off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window."
"Well, turn on the office light
then."
"I can't."
"No? Why not?"
"Because there's a power outage."
"A power... A power outage?
Ah, Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals
and packing stuff your computer came in?"
"Well, yes, I keep them in
the closet."
"Good. Go get them, and unplug
your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take
it back to the store you bought it from."
"Really? Is it that bad?"
"Yes, I'm afraid it is."
"Well, all right then, I suppose.
What do I tell them?"
"Tell them you're too stupid
to own a computer."
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