Nav wrote:Found these T-shirts on www.thinkgeek.com, they take a net acronym and make it look inoffensive to the untrained eye:
I love thinkgeek! Too bad I don't have much opportunity to wear tshirts.
Anywho, I was going to contribute that I find myself using the word "meh" in real life conversations. Also, I have recently noticed that chatting on IM has led me to commit one of the Seven Deadly Sins of Grammar: Overuse of Elipises!
I am working to end this bad habit, really and truly. I do indeed know how to make complete sentences. I promise that I do know how.
Is that a regular expressaion for something?!?!!??!?!?!?!?!?!
This has gone *way* off topic, so may I bring it back to earth with a bump?!?! One or two of these I've made up myself....
OMTIS = Oh Man, This Is Sad
BBFN = Bye Bye For Now
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
TGMTA but FSD = Two Great Minds Think Alike but Fools Seldom Differ
TC&GB = Take Care and God Bless
YW = You're Welcome (we've already had that)
BYX = Bo Yong Xie (I'll let you find out what that means)
TFR = Tá fáilte Romhat (and again)
RTFM = Read The F'ing Manual!!!!!
FYI = For Your Information
If you don't know what eschatology is then don't worry; it's not the end of the world.
OK, well, I haven't tried to read it (it's going to do my turnip in) but the only sentence I can think of that uses all the letters of the alphabet is......
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
If you don't know what eschatology is then don't worry; it's not the end of the world.
Angoid wrote:OK, well, I haven't tried to read it (it's going to do my turnip in) but the only sentence I can think of that uses all the letters of the alphabet is......
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Spoiler
That would be right.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Nav wrote:Don't know if this one has been done, but a popular one amongst tech support peeps is:
PEBKAC: Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair
Ever heard of an ID-ten-T problem [Id10T]? It's basically the same as the above. My friend works in a mac sales/repair shop, and he says that they use that all the time about calls they get.
It reminds me of the WordPerfect Helpline story .... allegedly true ..... Needless to say the helpdesk employee was fired; however, he/she went on to sue the WordPerfect organisation for "Termination without Cause."
Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee:
"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 when 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 your 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 a 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 amd 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 maybe 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'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 cut."
"A power....A power cut? 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."
If you don't know what eschatology is then don't worry; it's not the end of the world.
Too bad I don't have much opportunity to wear tshirts. 
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