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through to enquiries, can you help?".
Operator: "Where did you get that number from, sir?".
Customer: "It was on the door to the Travel Centre".
Operator: "Sir, they are our opening hours".
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Samsung Electronics
Caller: "Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?"
Operator: "I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand who you are talking about".
Caller: "On page 1, section 5, of the user guide it clearly states
that need to unplug the fax machine from the AC wall socket and telephone
Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number for Jack?"
Operator: "I think you mean the telephone point on the wall".
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RAC Motoring Services
Caller: "Does your European Breakdown Policy cover me when I am travelling
in
Operator: " Doesn't the product give you a clue?"
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Caller (enquiring about legal requirements while travelling in
"If I register my car in
the other side of the car?"
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Directory Enquiries
Caller: "I'd like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in
Operator: "I'm sorry, there's no listing. Is the spelling correct?"
Caller: "Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the 'B' fell off
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Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company in Woven.
Operator: "Woven? Are you sure?"
Caller: "Yes. That's what it says on the label; Woven in
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On another occasion, a man making heavy breathing sounds from a phone
box told a worried operator: "I haven't got a pen, so I'm steaming up
the window to write the number on".
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Tech Support: "I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop".
Customer: "OK".
Tech Support: "Did you get a pop-up menu?".
Customer: "No".
Tech Support: "OK. Right-Click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?"
Customer: "No".
Tech Support: "OK, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this
point?".
Customer: "Sure. You told me to write 'click' and I wrote 'click'".
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Tech Support: "OK. In the bottom left hand side of the screen, can
you see the 'OK' button displayed?"
Customer: "Wow. How can you see my screen from there?"
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Caller: "I deleted a file from my PC last week and I have just
realised that I need it. If I turn my system clock back two weeks will I
have
my file back again?".
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There's always one. This has got to be one of the funniest things in
a long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired.
This is a true story from the Word Perfect Helpline, which was transcribed
from a recording monitoring the customer care department. Needless to say
the Help Desk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently
suing the Word Perfect organization for "Termination without Cause".
Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee.
(Now I know why they record these conversations!):
Operator: "Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help you?"
Caller: "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."
Operator: "What sort of trouble??"
Caller: "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went
away."
Operator: "Went away?"
Caller: "They disappeared."
Operator: "Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
Caller: "Nothing."
Operator: "Nothing??"
Caller: "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
Operator: "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out??"
Caller: "How do I tell?"
Operator: "Can you see the C: prompt on the screen??"
Caller: "What's a sea-prompt?"
Operator: "Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?"
Caller: "There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I
type."
Operator: "Does your monitor have a power indicator??"
Caller: "What's a monitor?"
Operator: "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??"
Caller: "I don't know."
Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find
where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"
Caller: "Yes, I think so."
Operator: "Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged
into the wall.
Caller: "Yes, it is."
Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there
were
two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??"
Caller: "No."
Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find
the other cable."
Caller: "Okay, here it is."
Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the
back of your computer."
Caller: "I can't reach."
Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"
Caller: "No."
Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way
over??"
Caller: "Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's
because it's dark."
Operator: "Dark??"
Caller: "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is
coming
in from the window."
Operator: "Well, turn on the office light then."
Caller: "I can't."
Operator: "No? Why not??"
Caller: "Because there's a power failure."
Operator: "A power...................................... A power
failure?
Aha, Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and
manuals and packing stuff your computer came in??"
Caller: "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
Operator: "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."
Caller: "Really? Is it that bad?"
Operator: "Yes, I'm afraid it is."
Caller: "Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them??"
Operator: "Tell them you're too f*%king stupid to own a
computer!!!!!"
On the evening of their 50th anniversary, a reminiscing wife found the negligee she wore on her wedding night and put it on. She went to her
husband, a retired Marine, and said: "Honey, do you remember this?"
He looked up from his newspaper and said: "Yes dear, I do. You wore that same negligee the night we were married."
She said, "Yes, that's right. Do you remember what you said to me that night?"
He nodded and said, "Yes dear, I still remember." "Well, what was it?" she asked.
He was not much in the mood for this, but, he sighed and responded, "Well, honey, as I remember, I said; 'Darlin', I'm going to suck the life out of those beautiful breasts and screw your brains out.' "
She giggled and said; "Yes dear, that's it. That's exactly what you said.
So now it's fifty years later, and I'm in the same negligee. What do you have to say tonight?"
He looked her up and down and replied, "
An oldie that is worth repeating
Eleven people were hanging on a rope under a helicopter--ten men and one
woman. The rope was not strong enough to carry them all, so they decided
that one had to leave, because otherwise they were all going to fall. They
weren't able to name that person, until the woman gave a very touching
speech.
She said that she would voluntarily let go of the rope, because, as a woman,
she was used to giving up everything for her husband and kids, or for men in
general, and was used to always making sacrifices with little in return.
As soon as she finished her speech, all the men started clapping their hands
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From Roxanne
Three elderly grandmas were sitting on a bench outside a nursing home. About
then an old grandpa walked by, and one of the old grandmas yelled out
saying, "We bet we can tell how old you are."
The old man said, "There ain't no way you can guess it."
One of the ornery grandmas said, "Sure we can! Just drop your underpants and
we can tell your exact age."
So embarrassed just a little, he dropped his drawers. The grandmas stared at
him for a while, asked him to turn around a couple of times, asked him to
jump up and down for a little while and then they all piped up and said,
"You're
84 years old!"
The old man was stunned. "Amazing! How in the world did you guess that?"
The old grandmas, laughed. Slapping their knees and grinning from ear to
ear, all three happily yelled in unison, "Because you told us yesterday"
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A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed
home. He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed:
"Dear Lord: I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely
stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please allow her
body to switch with mine for a day. Amen."
God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish.
The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked
breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed
them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and
picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank
to make a deposit, went grocery shopping, then drove home to put away the
groceries, paid the bills and balanced the chequebook. He cleaned the cat's
litter box and bathed the dog.
Then it was already 1 P.M. He hurried to make the beds, do the laundry,
vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor. He then ran to the school
to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home. Set
out milk and cookies and got the kids organized to do their homework, then
set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing.
At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing vegetables for salad, breaded
the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper. After supper, he cleaned
the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put
them to bed.
At 9 P.M. he was exhausted and, though his daily chores weren't finished, he
went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get
through without complaint.
The next morning, he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said:
"Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's
being able to stay home all day. Please, oh please, let us trade back."
The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied: "My son, I feel you have learned
your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were.
You'll just have to wait nine months, though. You got pregnant last night."
Voted Women's Favorite E-mail of the Year
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A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlour and pulled
himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool.
After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split.
The waitress asked kindly, "Crushed nuts?"
"No," he replied, "arthritis."
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The psychiatrist was not expecting the distraught stranger who staggered
into his office and slumped into a chair.
"I'm losing my memory, Doctor," he sobbed. "What should I do?"
"Pay me in advance."
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A teacher said to her little student Suzy, "Punctuate the following
sentence: Fun fun fun worry worry worry."
Little Suzy thought for a moment and began her reply, "Let's see... Fun
period Fun period Fun no period worry worry worry."
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From Roxanne
A lady opened her refrigerator and saw a rabbit sitting on one of the
shelves.
"What are you doing in there?" she asked.
The rabbit replied: "This is a Westinghouse, isn't it?", to which the lady
replied "Yes."
"Well," the rabbit said, "I'm westing."
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Top Country Western Songs
10. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
9. How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?
8. I Liked You Better Before I Got To Know You So Well
7. I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Afraid
She'd Win
6. I'll Marry You Tomorrow But Let's Honeymoon Tonight
5. I'm So Miserable Without You It's Like You're Still Here
4. My wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Sure Do Miss
Him
3. Her Tooth Was Stained But Her Heart Was Pure
2. She's Looking Better After Every Beer
And the Number One song is:
1. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With an Ugly Woman, But I've
Sure Woke Up With A Few
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From Max
I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off
the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her
and I asked her not to do that.
"Why?", my daughter asked. Because it's laying outside, you don't know where
it's been, it's dirty and probably has germs", I replied. At this point, my
daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Wow! How do you know
all this stuff?" "Uh"...I was thinking quickly,
"All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to know it or
they don't let you be a Mommy". We walked along in silence for 2 or 3
minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information. "OH...I get
it!", she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test, you have to be the daddy".
"Exactly", I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart.
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The bride was anything but a tidy housekeeper. It didn't bother her much
until one evening when her husband called from the hall, somewhat dismayed:
"Honey, what happened to the dust on this table? I had a phone number
written on it."
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From the RD
Part of my job at the District Attorney's office is to send letters to
people accused of crimes, informing them when a court date is scheduled. One
such notice was returned, clearly by a criminal mastermind, with this jotted
on the envelope, "I do not live here anymore."
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"Yesterday Dick Cheney gave an interview with Fox News.
Actually the interview did get off to a bad start when Brit Hume said, 'Mr.
Vice President, I have some questions.' And Cheney said, 'Okay, shoot.'"
--Jay Leno
A man is at the supermarket when he notices that a rather attractive blonde
behind him has just raised her hand and smiled hello to him.
He is rather taken aback that such a looker would be waving to him and
although familiar, he can't place where he might know her from, and so he
says, "Sorry, do I know you?"
She replies "I may be mistaken, but I think you might be the father of one
of my kids!"
His mind shoots back to the one and only time he has been unfaithful...
"Holy Christ!" he says "Are you that strip-o-gram on my stag night that I
screwed on the pool table in front of all my friends while your girlfriend
whipped me with some wet celery, tied my balls and stuck a cucumber up
my ass!?"
"No!!!" she replies coldly, "I'm your daughter's English teacher".
We've all had trouble with our animals, but I don't think anyone can
top this one:
Calling in sick to work makes me uncomfortable. No matter how
legitimate my excuse, I always get the feeling that my boss thinks
I'm
lying.
On one recent occasion, I had a valid reason but lied anyway, because
the truth was just too darned humiliating. I simply mentioned that I
had sustained a head injury, and I hoped I would feel up to coming in
the next day. By then, I reasoned, I could think up a doozy to
explain the bandage on the top of my head.
The accident occurred mainly because I had given in to my wife's
wishes to adopt a cute little kitty.
Initially, the new acquisition was no problem.
Then one morning, I was taking my shower after breakfast when I heard
my wife, Deb, call out to me from the kitchen.
"Honey! The garbage disposal is dead again. Please come reset it."
"You know where the button is," I protested through the shower
pitter-patter and steam. "Reset it yourself!"
"But I'm scared!" she persisted. "What if it starts going and sucks
me in?"
There was a meaningful pause and then, "C'mon, it'll only take you a
second."
So out I came, dripping wet and buck naked, hoping that my silent
outraged nudity would make a statement about how I perceived her
behavior as extremely cowardly. Sighing loudly, I squatted down and
stuck my head under the sink to find the button. It is the last
action I remember performing.
It struck without warning, and without any respect to my circumstances.
No, it wasn't the hexed disposal, drawing me into its gnashing metal
teeth. It was our new kitty, who discovered the fascinating dangling
objects she spied hanging between my legs. She had been poised around
the corner and stalked me as I reached under the sink. And, at the
precise moment when I was most vulnerable, she leapt at the toys I
unwittingly offered and snagged them with her needle-like claws.
I lost all rational thought to control orderly bodily movements,
blindly rising at a violent rate of speed, with the full weight of a
kitten hanging from my masculine region.
Wild animals are sometimes faced with a "fight or flight" syndrome.
Men, in this predicament, choose only the "flight" option. I know
this from experience. I was fleeing straight up into the air when the
sink and cabinet bluntly and forcefully impeded my ascent. The impact
knocked me out cold.
When I awoke, my wife and the paramedics stood over me. Now there are
not many things in this life worse than finding oneself lying on the
kitchen floor buck naked in front of a group of "been-there, done-that"
paramedics.
Even worse, having been fully briefed by my wife, the paramedics were
all snorting loudly as they tried to conduct their work, all the
while trying to suppress their hysterical laughter...and not succeeding.
Somehow I lived through it all. A few days later I finally made it
back in to the office, where colleagues tried to coax an explanation
out of me about my head injury I kept silent, claiming it was too
painful to talk about, which it was.
"What's the matter?" They all asked, "Cat got your tongue?"
If they only knew!
Why is it that only the women laugh at this?
a collection of email funnies that are forwarded to me each week. click on the archive links below to see more!