Posted by kbuxman on March 7, 2012
March is National MS Education and Awareness Month. I was searching for some light-hearted content to share, and found the GotMS? Humor Page – there’s some great introductory information on humor and health management, as well as some jokes.
I like this one, although it’s got way more to do with IT than MS!
True story from the WordPerfect Helpline!
This is a true story from the WordPerfect helpline. Needless, to say the helpdesk employee was fired: however, he/she is currently suing the WordPerfect organization for “Termination without Cause.”
Actual dialog of a former WordPerfect Customer Support
Employee: “Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you?”
Customer: “Yes, well, I’m having trouble with WordPerfect.”
Employee: “What sort of trouble?”
Customer: “Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away.”
Employee: “Went away?”
Customer: “They disappeared.”
Employee: “Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?”
Customer: “Nothing.”
Employee: “Nothing?”
Customer: “It’s blank; it won’t accept anything when I type.”
Employee: “Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?”
Customer: “How do I tell?”
Employee: “Can you see the c:prompt on the screen?”
Customer: “What’s a sea-prompt?”
Employee: “Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on the screen?”
Customer: “There isn’t any cursor: I told you, it won’t accept anything I type.”
Employee: “Does your monitor have a power indicator?”
Customer: “What’s a monitor?”
Employee: “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?”
Customer: “I don’t know.”
Employee: “Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that?”
Customer: “Yes, I think so.”
Employee: “Great! Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it’s plugged into the wall.”
Customer: “Yes, it is.”
Employee: “When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?”
Customer: “No.”
Employee: “Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable.”
Customer: “Okay, here it is.”
Employee: “Follow it for me, and tell me if it’s plugged securely into the back of your computer.”
Customer: “I can’t reach.”
Employee: “Uh huh. Well can you see if it is?”
Customer: “No”
Employee: “Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?”
Customer: “Oh, it’s not because I don’t have the right angle-it’s because it’s dark.”
Employee: “Dark?”
Customer: “Yes, the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window.”
Employee: “Well, turn on the office light then.”
Customer: “I can’t.”
Employee: “No? Why not?”
Customer: “Because there’s a power outage.”
Employee: “A power….A power outage? Aha! Okay, we’ve got it licked now. Do you still have the box and manuals and packing stuff you computer came in?”
Customer: “Well, yes, I keep them in the closet.”
Employee: “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.”
Customer: “Really? Is it that bad?”
Employee: “Yes, I’m afraid it is.”
Customer: “Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?”
Employee: “Tell them you’re too stupid to own a computer!”
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