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[plonq]

I need a "pulling my fur out by its dark roots" avatar.  It's like this guy does a total brain purge between breaths.  Argh!

"How do I paste something again?"

Argh!  Bleah.

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[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

You go behind the computer and pull out that big, black plastic plug from the powersupply. Then you read a book, "Basic BS for Dummies who shouldn't even touch - much less use - a computer."

[plonq.livejournal.com]

I wish I was exaggerating. When I coach this guy it gives me a new sense of respect for tech support people.

"Now move your mouse pointer to the right. The right. TO THE RIGHT! THE OTHER RIGHT!!"

That is, sadly, verbatim from earlier this morning.

[elfasi.livejournal.com]

Count yourself lucky he connects 'move your mouse pointer' with moving the mouse around and the little thing with an arrow on the screen, moving with it.. I've helped out people who havn't/can't/wont grasp it.

[kamiten.livejournal.com]

I would tell him that paste was a special demo program that the license just expired on, so it no longer works.

[plonq.livejournal.com]

Oh please. He's still trying to wrap his brain around the concept of the right mouse button.

I'd have to explain the whole concept of "software" and "licensing" to him.

[kamiten.livejournal.com]

Gah. Okay. Tell him his computer has a virus and there's nothing you can do.

[dakhun.livejournal.com]

the concept of the right mouse button

Perhaps he is a Mac user who hasn't upgraded his hardware in about a decade or so?

I'm being charitable as heck, I know.

[plonq.livejournal.com]

At best, he upgraded from stone tablet and chisel.

We've been getting flooded with those neo-nazi spams lately. I explained it all to him yesterday...

Come this morning as he signs into Outlook...

Him: What's with all these german messages in my in-box?!
Me: It's that "Sober-P" worm. Just delete them.
Him: But why are they sending them to me?
Me: They're not. It's the "Sober-P" worm. It's a virus. Just delete them.
Him: [quietly deleting email] Who's this Daemon person that's sending me german messages now?
Me: It's the "Sober-P" worm. Just delete them.
Him: Now here's one that says, "The Whore Who Lived Like a German"
Me: It's the "Sober-P" worm. Just delete it.

[ad nauseam]

[feren.livejournal.com]

[I need a "pulling my fur out by its dark roots" avatar]

I always knew you bleached.

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

He's a soot leopard?