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To: Meathead who wrote (135313)	7/1/1999 11:16:00 PM
From: Shadow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

OT: A bit of humor during a discouraging week for DELLheads. This was presented to me as a true story WordPerfect Helpline > > > This is a true story from the WordPerfect helpline. Needless to say, the > help desk employee was fired; however, this person is currently suing the > WordPerfect organization for termination without cause. This is from the > taped conversation leading up to dismissal: > > > > WordPerfect Technical Desk, may I help you? > Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect. > What sort of trouble? > Well, I was just typing along, and 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 can I tell? > Can you see the C: prompt on the screen? (obviously a Windows user) > What's a sea prompt? > Never mind. Can you move the cursor around 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 a screen on it, that looks like a TV. Does it have a > little light that tells you when it is on? > I don't know. > Well, then look on the back of the monitor, and find out 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 is plugged into the > wall. > Yes, it is. > When you were behind the monitor, did you notice 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. > OK, here it is. > Follow it for me, and tell me if it is 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 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 is dark. > Dark? > Yes, the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from > the window. > Well, then, turn on the office light. > I can't. > No? Why not? > Because there's a power outage. > A power... a power outage? Aha, OK, 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 f--king stupid to own a computer. > >