Aremeriel
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I think a lot of people here know about (if not seen, at least heard of) the TV-show called "Kids say the darndest things". The show where Bill Cosby gets kids to say all kinds of weird things. It's kinda cute when kids say weird things, but when adults (or teenagers) do, they sound kinda stupid.
We've all most likely said or done stupid things at times, and most of us has definitely been told, overheard or seen people do stupid things.
I have a couple of stories I wanna share with you guys, so I made this thread. Go ahead you too and post those darndest things you've heard, seen or said.
Here are mine:
First, some background info: I am an IT-consultatn and work with support, maintenance user administration etc. I live pretty far from my office, so I have to use public transportation (train and subway) every day.
The first story is a support story from work, and a "do" story:
A woman was complaining about the headphones not working on her computer (we have a program to teach users basics in MS Office and Windows, which uses sound). I went to this woman and was gonna check this out. I started the program and no sound in the headphones, so I automatically reached for the volume controller (the kind attached to the cord of the headphones) and turned it up. Voila, there was sound. The woman was very happy with this, but she had another problem. Her mouse was broken she said. Well, I had just used the mouse to start the program and had no problems with it, so I told her to show me what the problem was.
She sat down at the computer, started moving the mouse up and down on the mouse pad and said: "See? No matter how much I move it up and down I can't get the arrow thing down to the Start button." Already at this point I wanted to laugh out loud, but managed to restrain myself..
Me: "And you're sure you don't do anything wrong? You're sure the mouse is broken?"
The woman: "Of course I'm not doing anything wrong. I've been working here for 2 months and have used the computer every day. The mouse has always been broken though."
Now I was wondering how she had managed to do anything at all during those 2 months.
Me: "Is this your first job where you have to use a computer?"
Woman: "Oh nooo! I've been using computers for years."
Me: "Computers with mouse?"
Woman: "Oh yes!"
I was nearly cracking up inside at this point, so I figured I'd stop "playing" and "fix" the problem for her. I turned the mouse 45 degrees to the right on the mouse pad, and said: "Try again now. But this time keep your index finger over the left mouse button instead of your thumb."
She tried the mouse again and exclaimed happily: "Ooooooh! Now it works! How did you fix it?"
Me: Well, I just placed the mouse in the right direction. There's no wonder you couldn't get it up or down when you kept moving it from side to side."
A "say" story. The overhearing kind. (Don't "educate" kids if you have no idea what you're talking about.)
The other day, on my way home from work, I was waiting for the train to arrive when a young boy (maybe 6 years old or so) and what I think was his mum sat down next to me. Some sparrows were on the ground in front of us eating some crumbles.
Boy: "Ooooh! Look at the cute birdies."
Woman: "Yes dear"
A pigeon came along and started to eat too.
Boy: "Oooooh! Look at the mummy."
Woman: "No dear. That's not a mummy. That's a sea gull."
Me:
We've all most likely said or done stupid things at times, and most of us has definitely been told, overheard or seen people do stupid things.
I have a couple of stories I wanna share with you guys, so I made this thread. Go ahead you too and post those darndest things you've heard, seen or said.
Here are mine:
First, some background info: I am an IT-consultatn and work with support, maintenance user administration etc. I live pretty far from my office, so I have to use public transportation (train and subway) every day.
The first story is a support story from work, and a "do" story:
A woman was complaining about the headphones not working on her computer (we have a program to teach users basics in MS Office and Windows, which uses sound). I went to this woman and was gonna check this out. I started the program and no sound in the headphones, so I automatically reached for the volume controller (the kind attached to the cord of the headphones) and turned it up. Voila, there was sound. The woman was very happy with this, but she had another problem. Her mouse was broken she said. Well, I had just used the mouse to start the program and had no problems with it, so I told her to show me what the problem was.
She sat down at the computer, started moving the mouse up and down on the mouse pad and said: "See? No matter how much I move it up and down I can't get the arrow thing down to the Start button." Already at this point I wanted to laugh out loud, but managed to restrain myself..
Me: "And you're sure you don't do anything wrong? You're sure the mouse is broken?"
The woman: "Of course I'm not doing anything wrong. I've been working here for 2 months and have used the computer every day. The mouse has always been broken though."
Now I was wondering how she had managed to do anything at all during those 2 months.
Me: "Is this your first job where you have to use a computer?"
Woman: "Oh nooo! I've been using computers for years."
Me: "Computers with mouse?"
Woman: "Oh yes!"
I was nearly cracking up inside at this point, so I figured I'd stop "playing" and "fix" the problem for her. I turned the mouse 45 degrees to the right on the mouse pad, and said: "Try again now. But this time keep your index finger over the left mouse button instead of your thumb."
She tried the mouse again and exclaimed happily: "Ooooooh! Now it works! How did you fix it?"
Me: Well, I just placed the mouse in the right direction. There's no wonder you couldn't get it up or down when you kept moving it from side to side."
A "say" story. The overhearing kind. (Don't "educate" kids if you have no idea what you're talking about.)
The other day, on my way home from work, I was waiting for the train to arrive when a young boy (maybe 6 years old or so) and what I think was his mum sat down next to me. Some sparrows were on the ground in front of us eating some crumbles.
Boy: "Ooooh! Look at the cute birdies."
Woman: "Yes dear"
A pigeon came along and started to eat too.
Boy: "Oooooh! Look at the mummy."
Woman: "No dear. That's not a mummy. That's a sea gull."
Me:
Big difference between desert and dessert. 
