Stuff Collected

Just cuz I haven’t been blogging, doesn’t mean I haven’t been reading…

DeeTooChee’s blog on the t-shirt made me giggle. And made me think about how we refer (in my immediate family only), to the concept of a t-shirt you DO NOT EVER intend to wear. Its called a Siao Ding-Dong. (Sh-oooww ding dong; like you just hit your finger with a hammer.)

The story of the Siao Ding Dong shirt… My father-in-law builds water parks… big, big water parks. From time to time he returns from building a park with treasures or artifacts from his travels. The most memorable gift was from a water park he was building in Taiwan, I believe. The shirt (wish I could snap a picture, but many years have gone by, and cars needed to be waxed) was priceless: a wacky looking bright blue bear, on a surfboard, with a large camera around his neck. At the bottom of the bear was an inscription in Mandarin… and I was never sure what it meant. I believe it was my father-in-law who translated it to Siao Ding-Dong. Yeah, OK, I get it now! And, the best part was that the shirt was mostly polyester, with no stretch and had a bit of a waxy feel to it.

One time, upon returning from a 3-day weekend in Mexico, (rare occasion — had left the husband and kids at home!) I decided that I had better bring back some t-shirts. So, I ended up doing some last minute shopping from the vendors along the way to the airport. Picked up a half-way decent shirt for my husband (yeah, ok, not that nice, they were 3 for 12 bucks), and brought it home. When I gave it to him, he says, “Hey thanks! Haven’t had something like this since Siao Ding Dong!”

Here’s a nice place to find a Siao Ding Dong of your own. (Man, I really hope that’s not a swear word or something!)

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Helpdesk: What kind of computer do you have?
Female customer: A white one…
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Hi, this is Celine. I can’t get my diskette out.
Helpdesk: Have you tried pushing the button?
Customer: Yes, sure, it’s really stuck.
Helpdesk: 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 ……..
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Helpdesk: Click on the ‘my computer’ icon on to the left of the screen.
Customer: Your left or my left?
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Helpdesk: Good day. How may I help you?
Male customer: Hello… I can’t print.
Helpdesk: Would you click on start for me and ..
Customer: Listen pal; don’t start getting technical on me! I’m not Bill Gates!
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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…
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Helpdesk: What’s on your monitor now ma’am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me in the supermarket.
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Helpdesk: And now hit F8. Customer: It’s not working.
Helpdesk: What did you do, exactly?
Customer: I hit the F-key 8-times as you told me, but nothing’s happening…
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Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.
Helpdesk: Are you sure it’s plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can’t get behind the computer.
Helpdesk: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer: OK
Helpdesk: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes
Helpdesk: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?
Customer: Yes, there’s another one here. Ah…that one does work!
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Helpdesk: 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?
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A customer couldn’t get on the internet.
Helpdesk: Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes I’m sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Helpdesk: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five stars.
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Helpdesk: What antivirus program do you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Helpdesk: That’s not an antivirus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry…Internet Explorer.
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Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screensaver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears!
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Helpdesk: Microsoft Tech. Support, may I help you?
Old woman: Good afternoon! I have waited over 4 hours for you. Can you please tell me how long it will take before you can help me?
Helpdesk: Uhh..? Pardon, I don’t understand your problem?
Old woman: I was working in Word and clicked the help button more than 4 hours ago. Can you tell me when you will finally be helping me?
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Helpdesk: How may I help you?
Customer: I’m writing my first e-mail.
Helpdesk: OK, and, what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter a, but how do I get the circle around it.