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[Urist Imiknorris]

But science and math were made by humans...

My brain hurts.

[kaijyuu]

So he's denying pretty much all of philosophy and logic? That's a new one.

[Yoink]

@RedKing: Oh great, now I'm going to have to read through that entire collection of 'Funny Tech Support Calls'. Hehehe, these are great.

I can't think of any stupid quotes right now. That's probably because I rarely leave my house. It's probably also why I rarely leave my house, but that's an altogether seperate matter.

[Lord Inquisitor]

I've worked 15 years in technical support. I've forgotten more stupid questions/comments than most of you could ever dream of.
That said, one of the recurrent ones that makes me want to pull a Lewis Black-style rant every time I hear it is some variant of this:

"I don't understand how it could be broken. It was working fine yesterday!"
NO FUCKING SHIT. That's kind of the definition of broken: i.e. it used to work, and now it doesn't. Welcome to the principle of entropy, bitches!

1:write a book make loads of money, people like to read how stupid other people are. Even if its about themselves.

2: "You moved the wire", "Dont hit it there", "That paper in the corner was important!" Yes it was, its also broken and it will be still broken even with "complicated or stupid" botch making it work. Seen it heard it, fixed it, tossed it in bin.

[MaximumZero]

Possibly the most rageworthy that I've heard, "Computer people don't deserve to be paid to do computer work. I mean, it's something they enjoy, right?" Try that with your mechanic, gardener, or daycare host and see how that flies.

[Frumple]

It flies precisely like you will if they're in a bad enough mood and catch you -- bloody and into the ground. Which is to say not so much flying as a sort of crippled falling motion that completely fails to miss the dirt and may or may not still have all limbs attached.

I believe the technical onomatopoeia for it is "Punk'd"  -- with an apostrophe. S'the actual sound it makes, even.

[kaijyuu]

Possibly the most rageworthy that I've heard, "Computer people don't deserve to be paid to do computer work. I mean, it's something they enjoy, right?" Try that with your mechanic, gardener, or daycare host and see how that flies.

That's just depressing. Hating your job is not just expected, but necessary to deserve a paycheck? We get paid for suffering? And people are advocating it?

What kind of hellish world have we made for ourselves?

[applesauce machine]

I can't think of any stupid quotes right now. That's probably because I rarely leave my house. It's probably also why I rarely leave my house, but that's an altogether seperate matter.

I can't think of any because I suck at remembering sometimes, but I am keeping track of this thread because I'm sure I can encounter them easily from one particular family member of mine. ...Or two. It's because of this that I rarely leave my room, rather than house. Then again, that's also a separate issue in my case.

...I planned that sentence conveying a better message in my head. Lemme try again:

Possibly the most rageworthy that I've heard, "Computer people don't deserve to be paid to do computer work. I mean, it's something they enjoy, right?" Try that with your mechanic, gardener, or daycare host and see how that flies.

Because computer work is super-easy and anyone can do it, even those who find zero interest in it. The only reason they don't hire kids in elementary school (when your classes on C++ and building computers is still fresh in their minds) to do it is because they're minors and can't work or... something.

Yeah, that's better.

[Frumple]

No, no, the thought process is that, "You get paid for work. Work is not a thing you enjoy. Ergo, if you're enjoying what you're doing, it's A. Not Work. and subsequently B. Not to Receive Pay."

Actually, I think by that line of thought, technically, since you pay for things to enjoy -- remember, if it doesn't have a price tag it has no value and can't be enjoyable! -- you should be paying them for giving you things to fix. Consumerism, ahahaha!

E: It's a backwards sort of thing. You're not supposed to enjoy things you don't pay for, so if you're not paying for it, it can't be enjoyable. Thusly, if you're being paid for it, it can't be enjoyable -- you haven't paid. To enjoy something that has no price tag or, even worse, you get paid for is a perversion of the system!

[MaximumZero]

If that ever actually comes up, I'll pay someone with a facepunch. Possibly two. Then, I'll have to pay them for that, because I'll certainly enjoy it.

I'd be happy to become a vicious cycle.

[kaijyuu]

To enjoy something that has no price tag or, even worse, you get paid for is a perversion of the system!

...

DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM!

[MaximumZero]

To enjoy something that has no price tag or, even worse, you get paid for is a perversion of the system!

...

Apparently, I'm an expert at perverting systems.

[Toxicshadow]

Friend's "friend": "What does your dad do for a living?"
Me: "He's a plumber"
Friend's "friend": "Is your dad Mario?"

[kaijyuu]

I chuckled. Your friend's friend sounds like a cool dude.

[Zangi]

I just took too much time reading the notalwaysright and humortown links...

Hilarious...