There was a Japanese man who went to America for sightseeing. On the last day, he hailed a cab and told the driver to drive to the airport. During the journey, a Honda drove past the taxi.
Thereupon, the man leaned out of the window excitedly and yelled, "Honda, very fast! Made in Japan! "
After a while, a Toyota sped past the taxi. Again, the Japanese man leaned out of the window and yelled, "Toyota, very fast! Made in Japan! "
And then a Mitsubishi sped past the taxi. For the third time, the Japanese leaned out of the window and yelled, "Mitsubishi, very fast! Made in Japan! "
The driver was a little angry, but he kept quiet. And this went on for quite a number of cars. Finally, the taxi came to the airport.
The fare was US$300.
The Japanese exclaimed, "Wah... so expensive! "
There upon, the driver yelled back, "Meter, very fas t! Made in Japan! "
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Three men die and go to heaven. They meet up with St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, and he says, "Well, there's not that much room left in heaven, so you have to tell me an interesting way that you died, and if it's interesting enough, I'll let you in. "So St. Peter goes into his office and calls in the first man. He says, "I was coming home from work one day early, and when I walked in the door, I had a strange suspicion that my wife was cheating on me. I walk into our room and sure enough, find her sprawled out naked alone on our bed. Sure that the guy was in the house, I searched frantically to find him... Under the bed, in the closet... Finally I found him hanging from our ledge on our balcony. Furious, I stepped on his hand and he went plummeting two stories down. However, he landed in a bush and I wasn't sure if he was dead yet. So I pushed the refrigerator out onto him. Later, I felt so guilty I committed suicide. "Wow," said St. Peter, "that's a pretty fantastic story. "So St. Peter calls in the second guy. He said, "One day, I was having an argument with my wife. She gets so mad that she pushes me right out the window of our fourth-story apartment. So, quickly I grabbed onto the ledge of a balcony on the second floor. Then, suddenly, some nutcase steps on my hand and I go plummeting to the ground. Luckily I landed on a bush, but then the nutcase drops a fridge on me! "Then St. Peter called in the third guy. He says, "Alright, picture this: You're naked, and in a refrigerator... "
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Actual dialog of a former Customer Support employee:
Support: "Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you? "
Customer: "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with Word Perfect. "
Support: "What sort of trouble? "
Customer: "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away. ",
Support: "Went away? "
Customer:"They disappeared. "
Support: "Hmm. So what does your screen look like now? "
Customer: "Nothing. "
Support: "Nothing? "
Customer: "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type. "
Support: "Are you still in Word Perfect, or did you get out? "
Customer: "How do I tell? "
Support: "Can you see the C:\ prompt on the screen? "
Customer: "What's a sea-prompt? "
Support: "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. "
Support: "Does your monitor have a power indicator? "
Customer: "What's a monitor? "
Support: "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. "
Support: "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. "
Support: "Great! Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall. "
Customer:.. "Yes, it is. "
Support: "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. "
Support: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable. "
Customer:.. "Okay, here it is. "
Support: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer. "
Customer: "I can't reach. "
Support: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is? "
Customer: "No. "
Support: "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. "
Support: "Dark?
Customer: "Yes-the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window. "
Support: "Well, turn on the office light then. "
Customer:"I can't. "
Support: "No? Why not? "
Customer: "Because there's a power outage. "
Support: "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? "
Customer: "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet. "
Support: "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? "
Support: "Yes, I'm afraid it is. "
Customer: "Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them? "
Support: "Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer. "
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Two Marines were sitting around talking one day.
The first Marine asked the second Marine, "If they were to drop a bomb right now, what would be the first thing you would do? "
The second Marine said, "I would screw the first thing that moved.
What would you do? "
The first Marine replied, "I would stand very still for half an hour. "