What's mildly amusing you today?

Shawnee123 · 12-28-2010, 03:52 PM

Two funny things that happened at work today:

1) A student who had been in once before and was told (in person and in his email) what documentation we needed, and he came back with only about half of it. My cow orker told him he needed to bring it back when he had everything we need (the volume of stuff we get we don't keep partial sets of paperwork.) The guy was cussing and sputtering and told Jeff to go "piss up a rope." That makes me giggle, especially to hear Jeff tell it.

2) A woman left her purse behind so campus police was called to retrieve it (standard procedure, no one wants to be accused of stealing or anything) and the cop, Tracy, was looking through the purse to assess its contents, in front of witnesses, before taking it back to the cop shop. (Cops get accused of stealing too.) And what to their wondering eyes did appear, but a big old bag of weed.

Guess that explains the absent-mindedness in leaving her purse behind. Oops.

Griff · 12-28-2010, 03:54 PM

Guess you shoulda stole it!

Lamplighter · 12-28-2010, 06:48 PM

Our girls got together for their Mom's Xmas present... an iPad.
So the dutiful husband sets about getting iPad running.

1) Plugs iPad receptacle to start charging
2) Turns iPad ON and gets message to connect to iTunes
3) Connects to iMac with iTunes, and gets message to download current version of iTunes
4) Downloads current version of iTunes (10.1.1)
5) Launches current version of iTunes, and gets message requires Mac OS v10.5 or higher

6) Connects to Apple.com, OS v10.5 no longer sold, instead get OS 10.6
7) Husband calls Best Buy - can not give technical advise over phone
8) Husband calls Apple Tech Support - automated-answering-idiot recycles n-times
and finally gives up by summoning a human

9) Extremely courteous human technician gathers information (7 minutes)
10) Technician recommends options (a) (b) and (c):
a) upgrade iMac OS to 10.6 (cost $129 - transfer to sales ?)
..........agitated husband discusses cost to update all other software
b) replace existing iMac with a new computer !!!
..........agitated husband discusses cost to purchase AND update other software
c) use a MS PC to host Apple iPad !
..........agitated husband labels iPad as "the gift that keeps on giving"

11) Wife is not happy, daughters are not happy, but husband has not given up...
Tomorrow the iPad WILL mate with daughter's MS PC for better or for worse, until death do them part.

12-28-2010, 03:52 PM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Two funny things that happened at work today: 1) A student who had been in once before and was told (in person and in his email) what documentation we needed, and he came back with only about half of it. My cow orker told him he needed to bring it back when he had everything we need (the volume of stuff we get we don't keep partial sets of paperwork.) The guy was cussing and sputtering and told Jeff to go "piss up a rope." That makes me giggle, especially to hear Jeff tell it. 2) A woman left her purse behind so campus police was called to retrieve it (standard procedure, no one wants to be accused of stealing or anything) and the cop, Tracy, was looking through the purse to assess its contents, in front of witnesses, before taking it back to the cop shop. (Cops get accused of stealing too.) And what to their wondering eyes did appear, but a big old bag of weed. Guess that explains the absent-mindedness in leaving her purse behind. Oops. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-28-2010, 03:54 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Guess you shoulda stole it! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-28-2010, 06:48 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Our girls got together for their Mom's Xmas present... an iPad. So the dutiful husband sets about getting iPad running. 1) Plugs iPad receptacle to start charging 2) Turns iPad ON and gets message to connect to iTunes 3) Connects to iMac with iTunes, and gets message to download current version of iTunes 4) Downloads current version of iTunes (10.1.1) 5) Launches current version of iTunes, and gets message requires Mac OS v10.5 or higher 6) Connects to Apple.com, OS v10.5 no longer sold, instead get OS 10.6 7) Husband calls Best Buy - can not give technical advise over phone 8) Husband calls Apple Tech Support - automated-answering-idiot recycles n-times and finally gives up by summoning a human 9) Extremely courteous human technician gathers information (7 minutes) 10) Technician recommends options (a) (b) and (c): a) upgrade iMac OS to 10.6 (cost $129 - transfer to sales ?) ..........agitated husband discusses cost to update all other software b) replace existing iMac with a new computer !!! ..........agitated husband discusses cost to purchase AND update other software c) use a MS PC to host Apple iPad ! ..........agitated husband labels iPad as "the gift that keeps on giving" 11) Wife is not happy, daughters are not happy, but husband has not given up... Tomorrow the iPad WILL mate with daughter's MS PC for better or for worse, until death do them part.

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