Did you call Dell or Compaq Computer recently?

[lizbud]

Then there was the guy who had an email problem and wondered why.

[Laura's Babies]

(They sound like meeeeeee!)

[smokey the elder]

There used to be a web site called techtales.com which had loads of these! They were supposed to be real calls.

[slleipnir]

A friend of my brothers worked at a call center. I'm not sure if this REALLY happened, but it wouldn't supprise me.

I guess someone called up saying his computer isn't working. The help-guy asked to check if it was plugged in right. And other guy said it didn't matter cause the power was out

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Haha, I'm sure they are real too.

Justin recently finished writing a content management system for a big company. It's so straight forward and easy, I can't imagine anyone not being able to use it (which is totally the point of a CMS). Well The main guy that will be using the CMS is totally lost and clueless. The CMS actually not much different than this forum, all he has to do is go to where he needs to edit or post and then hit 'submit'.

[Lizzie]

I believe they were real calls. About twelve years ago, the place where I work decided that everyone needed a computer at their desk and some went to people who had never used one before. A systems tech told me that he'd seen a few people pick up the mouse and run it over the screen, believing that the mouse itself had to be over an icon in order to be selected.

[Barbara]

I believe most of them were real. Computers are very smart. As soon as they see you have no idea they really treat you badly. We have a printer in the office that hates women. If it doesn't work the IT guy has to come and just lay his hand on it (I have seen that too often to doubt ) - and then it runs.

One more stupid joke: Here in Germany the East Frisians are what the blondes are internationally and there was this old joke that said- How can you say there was an East Frisian at your computer? Because there is Tippex on the screen.