Sunday, February 26, 2012
Username Format
User: Sure! It's jane "underslash" doe.
I feel like "Underslash" should be the successor to the wrestling character "The Undertaker."
Friday, February 10, 2012
I ate your problem with some fava beans and a nice chianti
"How do I register for classes online?
Best,
Clarice ********"
Tech's suggested response:
"Hello Clarice..."
Stereo surround sound
Tech: hello this is Sam, how can we help you today?
Off-balance: hi this is off balance with hardware, this handheld needs recalled due to a confirmed hardware failure.
Tech: ok now when there is a hardware failure we dispatch it to hardware one moment.
*****off balance cell phone rings*****
Off-balance: hello?
Voice: this is sam with software support I have a user who claims that they have a hardware issue they refuse to troubleshoot would you take the call...........
Off-balance- Sam this is off balance with hardware ........ you are now talking to me on 2 different phones........
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
please stop thinking you will hurt yourself
User: where is that?
Off Balance: just press any key
User: where is that?
Off Balance: where is what?
User: the key
******Off Balance has a moment of clarity********
Off Balance: hit "enter"
-the user was looking for the "any" key-
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Make your own techno concert
Off-balance- Sir is the network switch on....
User- yes why?
Off-balance- ok power it down.
User- ok
Off-balance- power it back on....
User- done
Off-balance- wow that was fast........
User- nothing is happening
Off-balance- are the lights flashing?
User- no should they be ....... hang on
They are now (you hear clicking in the backround)
Off-balance- ............ sir are you turning the light switch on and off?
User- I am making the lights blink.
Off-balance- ...... eh.... bu....... that's it your doing it right sir keep doing that till the workstations start working again.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Bass Ackwards
- Me: When are we going live with this client?
- Coworker: Not sure. We're waiting for them to sign the contract.
- Me: What? Why did you go out and do discovery for 2 days if they haven't signed it?
- Coworker: It was one of the deliverables.
- Me: Again, how do you have deliverables if they haven't signed a contract? That doesn't make any sense.
- Coworker: That's just what happened. In any case, they have to take it to their board of directors to approve.
- Me: Their board hasn't even LOOKED at it yet?
- Coworker: No.
- Me: ~facepalm~
Out "Sick"
- Me: Hey, welcome back. Were you sick yesterday?
- Coworker: Nah, had a Klan meeting.
- Me: ...a KLAN meeting?
- Coworker: Yep.
- Me: But... aren't you half-Jewish?
- Coworker: Eh, takes all kinds.
- Me: 0_0
- Me: ...
- Coworker: You know I'm just kidding, right?
- Me: ...
- Me: 0_0
- Coworker: Stop looking at me like that!
- Me: