Tech Support

  • Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you?
  • Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect.
  • What sort of trouble?
  • Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden 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 do I tell?
  • Can you see the C:\ prompt on the screen?
  • What's a sea-prompt?
  • Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on 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 the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on?
  • I don't know.
  • Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find 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's plugged into the wall.
  • . . . Yes, it is.
  • When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that 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.
  • . . . Okay, here it is.
  • Follow it for me, and tell me if it's 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 maybe 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's dark.
  • Dark?
  • Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window.
  • Well, turn on the office light then.
  • I can't.
  • No? Why not?
  • Because there's a power outage.
  • A power... A power outage? Aha! Okay, 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 stupid to own a computer.

Submitted By: Joe Watson
Sep 20, 1997 14:29

This joke is rated: PG