River's Rants and Reflections

Thoughts on Christmas and Sunday humor.

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Sunday, October 6th No Prompt.

It's another lazy Sunday. I'm recovering after yesterday's Christmas Shopping Spree. This the first time I can say I'm nearly done in November. Here's a hoot, at the Dollar Store I got a Christmas tablecloth, matching napkins, and I even got gift bags, tissue paper, wrapping paper, but no tape. Anyway, I have three more gifts to buy and stocking stuffers and I'm done! I'd like to do the rest locally or online. The other three gifts I need to buy are for two friends and a toddler.

Christmas has become commercialized in a big way. We try to keep it simple, a lot of crochet and knitting gets tucked into our gifts. The most important part is family coming together for a nice meal and visiting with each other.


Every now and then I come across a bit of humor I just have to share with you.

A little IT humor.....
Tech support: What kind of computer do you have?
Customer: A white one...
Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen.
Customer: Your left or my left?
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Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try, it says ‘can't find printer.
I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it..
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Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.
Tech support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can't get behind the computer.
Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer: OK
Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes
Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in.
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Customer: I can't get on the Internet.
Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five dots.
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Tech support: What anti-virus program do you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Tech support: That's not an anti-virus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry... Internet Explorer..
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Customer: I have a huge problem.A friend has placed a screen saver on my computer,
but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.
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Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first email.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the little circle around it?
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This one and the next are our personal favorites!
A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: 'No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point.
The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine.'
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And last but not least!
Tech support: 'Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time.
That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen.
Now type the letter 'P' to bring up the Program Manager.'
Customer: I don't have a P.
Tech support: On your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: What do you mean?
Tech support: 'P'.....on your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN....
THE REAL PROBLEM I SEE WITH THESE ACTUAL OCCURRENCES IS THAT THESE PEOPLE PROBABLY VOTE AND REPRODUCE..... YIKES...

Keep Smiling!

River