These “Very Silly tech support calls “ have been around in e-mails and online since the dawn of tech support. They are always fun to read. I’m in the mood for a good laugh. How ’bout you? ********** Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can’t get my diskette out. Tech support: Have you tried pushing the Button? Customer: Yes, sure, it’s really stuck. Tech support: That doesn’t sound good; I’ll make a note. Customer: No, wait a minute… I hadn’t inserted it yet… it’s still on my desk… Sorry…. ********** Tech support: What kind of computer do you have? Female customer: A white one… Tech support: Click on the ‘my computer’ icon on to the left of the screen. Customer: Your left or my left? ********** Tech support: Good day. How may I help you? Male customer: Hello… I can’t print. Tech support: Would you click on “start” for me and… Customer: Listen pal; don’t start getting technical on me! I’m not Bill Gates. ********** Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can’t print. Every time I try, it says ‘Can’t find printer’. I’ve even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can’t find it… ********** Customer: I have problems printing in red… Tech support: Do you have a color printer? Customer: Aaaah……. ……… ….thank you. ********** Tech support: What’s on your monitor now, ma’am? Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me at the 7-11. ********** Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore. Tech support: Are you sure it’s plugged into the computer? Customer: No. I can’t get behind the computer. Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back Customer: OK Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you? Customer: Yes Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard? Customer: Yes, there’s another one here. Ah…that one does work… ********** Tech support: Your password is the small letter “a” as in apple, a capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7. Customer: Is that 7 in capital letters? ********** Customer: I can’t get on the Internet. Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password? Customer: Yes, I’m sure. I saw my colleague do it. Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was? Customer: Five stars. ********** Tech support: What anti-virus program do you use? Customer: Netscape. Tech support: That’s not an anti-virus program. Customer : Oh, sorry…Internet Explorer. ********** Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears. ********** Tech support: How may I help you? Customer: I’m writing my first e-mail. Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem? Customer: Well, I have the letter ‘a’ in the address, but how do I get the circle around it? ********** A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. Tech support: Are you running it under windows? Customer: “No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine.” **********