The Best Tech Support Call I Ever Got
embarrassing, tech support, work August 23rd, 2008
A computing consultant by trade, I tend to stay away from discussing tech support calls I get on this here blog.
Not because they’re not chuckle-worthy sometimes, but because there is an understood doctor/patient-type confidentiality agreement in place with the clients I serve.
But I think I can let one story slide. I feel I’m safe to share it because it happened many years ago in a former job and the woman who called has long since retired. I’m required to share it because it involved boobs.
The call went something like this:
Caller: Kathy, I’m having trouble getting to my forms for data entry.
Me: What screen are you on now?
Caller: It doesn’t have a screen number and I don’t know what it is.
Me: How did you get there?
Caller: I’m not sure.
Me: You should be able to get back to the main menu by pressing the F10 key.
Caller: Not working.
Me: Tell me more about what’s on the screen. Still not sure where you are.
Caller: It’s got some help stuff on it and it doesn’t have a place to enter a new screen number.
Me: OK. It sounds like you’re in a sub-menu. Try pressing the Esc key once, then F10.
Caller: Yes! That worked! Thanks!
Me: No problem. Boy, that’s a weird one. I still can’t figure out how you wound up there.
Caller: (Whispering) Well, I was a little embarrassed to tell you. I dropped a pen on the floor and when I leaned over to get it, my boobs smashed a mess of keys on the keyboard. I didn’t know which ones they took out.
Me: Oh, that’s rich. I don’t think I’ll ever get a call like this again in my entire career.
And I never did.
Remember, ladies. Watch your aim.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 10:56 am
LOL
did she hurt herself in this impact? I guess it depends how high off the floor the top of the desk was.
I left my laptop open and running on the front seat of our minivan once, because I was using it for an ipod with our stereo. We stopped to pump gas, and our little dog jumped on the keyboard. Nothing got broken, but we got a complete lockup out of the deal and I was afraid my poor ibook would never be the same. It only lasted 3 more years, so I guess I got lucky!
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August 23rd, 2008 at 10:57 am
Hilarious! This one got me laughing for 5mins.
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 am
That’s very silly! Sometimes, I walk across the keyboard when I am not supposed to and crazy things happen. The craziest part is when my Mommie throws her hands up in the air and says “Daisy, what have you done now!?”
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August 23rd, 2008 at 11:12 am
that was so funny i had to share with a friend! We’ve both done that but I don’t think it’ll happen with our lap tops! Wait test run…… Yup it could
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August 23rd, 2008 at 11:57 am
Ha ha ha !
I usually get a dose of “Not Always Right”.com on weekday mornings. I guess this post was a Saturday bonus for me !
(Maybe it’s not too late to change the title)
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August 23rd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
WOW. I don’t think I’ve had that mishap at work yet but there is still time. Fortunately my keyboard is far enough back on my desk that I don’t think that it anatomically possible for that situation to occur but you never know. However, our IT folks at work are all men so I don’t think they would be quite as understanding as you.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Those pesky boobs will do that to you. Mine like to switch TV channels and other delightful things. I doubt though I would ever be willing to call Tech Support and let someone know about it, lol.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Ha! Too funny, thanks for sharing that one with us.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
That’s nothing. My boobs can play Bach’s Minuet in G. It’s a simple piece, but they’re boobs for Heaven’s sake!
Well, boobs must be the topic of the day because I managed to slip it into conversation over on my blog today, too.
And unless your clients read this blog, I should think you could regale us like crazy with funny client stories.
And yes, smashing pumpkins (your comment via Twitter) would have been hilarious.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Too funny!
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August 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I don’t even know what to say to this story!
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August 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Ha ha! Now I don’t think my boobs have ever been responsible for computer boobs ;O) My cat Sukie, yes many times. She often makes all my test much larger and I can never remember how to put it back small again ;O)
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August 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Tim — Or it depends on how much mass she was dealing with. Ah, pets and keyboards. You may not know that one of my cats discovered a great tech tip by laying down on ours. Check it out here.
Sham — It happened almost 20 years ago and it still gives me a chuckle when I remember it.
Daisy the Curly Cat — You must be more careful on the keyboard. You might make your Mommie make a boo-boo on her blog.
sarah — And now you know. See, the Junk Drawer is like one huge Public Service Announcement. “Mind your boobs. Protect your work!”
Jaffer — Ah! I forgot about that site. Shoulda submitted it. I’m pretty sure they’ve never heard of this kind of call before.
Singular Girl — Near as I can tell, she would have had to reach beyond the keyboard and/or she might have had the keyboard in a pull-out tray, which is lower than the workstation. I’m sure she would have never divulged the cause of her problem to a man. Though I’d give her huge props if she had the guts.
Monique — My butt changes channels as well. It also knocks people over. And gets used as a table. It’s multi-functional.
Acorn King — I wish I could share more. But, you know. The doctor/patient thing.
Margaret — Impressive! Boobs are awesome, aren’t they? If I can get away with other client stories, I’ll share. But it’s hard to write them with non-identifying elements. I guess I could still change the title. Not sure if that messes up Google indexing somehow.
StephanieC — I give the caller credit for sharing her story with me. She really didn’t have to since the problem was solved without knowing the cause. I’m so glad she did. Gave me chuckles for years.
Lauren — I know. Too bizarre. Remember, mind your boobs.
Babs beetle — I got all the answers for ya. Go click the link in my reply to Tim above. CTRL+Scroll!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Wow! Cats are sooooo clever! That’s a brilliant bit of info. Thanks Shadow, and Sukie for giving me the problem in the first place ;O)
If I get any more cat bum/keyboard problems I’ll check here for answers.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Any time boobs and technology interact, hilarity ensues. You are obligated as a computer person to relate all such stories. It’s part of the hippocratic oath. You could look it up, but it’s easier to just believe me.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Well, I’ll probably never have to worry about this particular problem, but I do have to be careful when I turn around. One swipe of my mighty butt, and my entire system will crash!
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August 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Laughing at JD
Stories like this makes me really glad I’m a man. But I have to tell you…having a tummy that gets in the way can be just as amusing. Luckily, it’s not as much of an issue that it used to be.
Several years ago, when I was on campus at Purdue, I was sitting at a red light watching students cross on the way to class. Just as the light flashed to warn pedestrians that the light for me was about to turn green, a rather well endowed young lady came running across the street. All around me, heads swiveled and males of the species were staring slack-jawed, because her ta-tas were swinging like a pendulum on a clock. All of a sudden, she grabbed one in each hand to stop the motion and continued running on her way. I just about choked, I was laughing so hard.
August 23rd, 2008 at 4:39 pm
I’m with Laren, although I am trying very hard to get a visual on that particular procedure.
This is the second post in as many days having to do with that particular part of the female anatomy. Maybe some one is trying to tell me something.
Beamer
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August 23rd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Was it Madonna?
Just trying to think of women with pointy boobs …
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August 23rd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
@Lee Bigger tummies can be fun for launching pencil/pen rockets
But hey, when something is launched towards you at you that angle, don’t the shields go up in man-land ?
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August 23rd, 2008 at 6:06 pm
That’s not a problem my ex-wife would ever have.
Oh, yeah.
I said it…
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August 23rd, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Why didn’t I ever get calls like that?
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August 23rd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Babs beetle — Oh, yes. This used to be a tech support-ish blog when I first started the Junk Drawer. Now I just leave it up to Shadow. I pay her well in treats for her expertise.
Joe — I have complete trust in you. I shall share all boob/computer stories as they arise. Promise.
JD at I Do Things — I already have that problem, except not with my computer. I’m in a new office with a smaller workspace. I have a Barrister bookcase near my desk (3-tier, glass front). I have no doubt that one day my butt will be the reason for the pile of glass shards in my cubicle. Butt’s run into it three times in a month.
Lee — Oh, thank you for that! What imagery! LOL.
Beamer — Boob stories come in threes. Watch for another one somewhere tomorrow.
Jay — OMG. Imagining typing with pointy-tipped boobs. Boobs. What’s not to love?
Jaffer — Stop it. Stop it right now. I’m dying here.
The Hawg — Good one! At least you got out before she asked for implants?
Vera — Because it’s a once-in-a-career chance. I’m just glad that kind of call came from a woman.
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Kathy:
Okay. Now you’ve entered a whole new genre of posts. The big boob stories. But just remember, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
LOL! I’m an IT person as well, should we have dueling stories? I think you would win, most of mine involve parents calling because their kids have locked them out of the computer.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I just wish I could teach my boobs to blog… oh the time I would have on my hands….
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August 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Good one Kathy. Now I have heard it all! As Jimmy Buffett says “if we couldn’t laught we would all go insane.”
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:28 pm
A rather unique tech call I would say. What a hoot!
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August 23rd, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Hi Kath!
I guess this gives new meaning to the saying, “I’m such a BOOB!?!”
HAHAAHAHA!
Just catching up on your posts. I’ve been busy with a new blog project.
Hey, your trip to Canada sounded AWESOME!
I really do need to get there, because everyone I’ve ever met who visits, says nothing but positive things about it. They all talk about how CLEAN and well organized it is.
Kind of like Philly.
NOT!
Anyway, LOVED this post!
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August 23rd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
What exactly was she doing if “the girls” slammed into the keyboard so hard? Clearly, she was not at an ergonomically designed work station.
I saw years ago that they make a special massage table or attachment for massage therapists who deal with a lot of pregnant women. There was a big indentation for their belly and an area for their boobs so nothing got smashed in.
Maybe they should make a work station that is more boob friendly as well.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 10:12 pm
But can they play the piano? HuH?
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August 23rd, 2008 at 11:14 pm
It’s amazing what buttons get pushed when not meaning too. Ive learned that throwing papers on the keyboard can be a disaster as well.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 11:28 pm
I’m with JD on this one …
Gotta watch out for the rear end!
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August 24th, 2008 at 12:15 am
I have the same problem, but not with boobs. Ummm, never mind.
peace,
mike
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August 24th, 2008 at 2:45 am
This is really a scene. How I wish I am the keyboard…just kidding!
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August 24th, 2008 at 5:55 am
I don’t think mine could touch the space bar, no matter how hard I tried. I *think* I could get the space bar with my chin, though.
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August 24th, 2008 at 6:39 am
that is just too funny!
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August 24th, 2008 at 6:55 am
either they type all her work or she has to wrap ‘em up. bra not tech support
i guess it happens, certainly not to me
lol….
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August 24th, 2008 at 8:01 am
OMG, this is what we get for trying to invent the keyboard bra! Too funny.
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August 24th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Swubird — I wonder how stick-thin women with implants stay standing when they wear spike heals?
Shadowsrider — I would love to have an IT duel. Our readers’ heads would spin at the questions/problems we get!
Renee — Me too. I’m at the point where I need an assistant.
Data Entry Lady — There’s one thing about tech support. There is no shortage of stuff to laugh about.
windyridge — I can’t think of another one that came even close to that.
Ron — Good to see you. Yes, it was very clean and pleasing to the eye. Philly? Oy.
TheSnackHound — A boob-friendly workstation. That’s brilliant. To they make beds like that for big guts?
DrowseyMonkey — If they did, she’s probably be able to play half the keyboard at once.
Curtis — Papers, pets and boobs. The keyboard’s enemies!
Elaine Luxor’s Mom — Geez. We gotta watch our fronts, our backs, our sides. It’s like bumper cars. Watch out!
Mike Foster — I’m not going there.
Angel Cuala — Oh, that’s good. “Come on, boobs. Don’t cha need to hit the Enter key?”
car — You just have to practice!
Kelly — I’m so glad the caller filled me in on her little “accident.”
Natural — I was going to suggest she needed a better bra, but knowing her, I think she just needed less mass and better aim.
Elle — Now there’s an idea!
August 24th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Very funny, but I have done it. Although I admit I got out of the jam myself. My boobs like to eat everything I eat. I can’t get them to behave. My shirt always has some sort of food on the front of it. It is what I get for having them hang over the table. Don’t you know I look silly in a bib!
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August 24th, 2008 at 9:32 am
My ‘girls’ are always in the way when I golfing or when I’m rowing.
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August 24th, 2008 at 9:32 am
My ‘girls’ are always in the way when I’m golfing or when I’m rowing.
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August 24th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Oh! You should put it on notalwaysright.com! There’s lots of stuff like that there.
August 24th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Body parts and office equipment. Back in the old days, when we had typewriters and I have very very very long hair: Me on phone with repair place: I need a repair guy - Right away. Them: What happened Me: Never mind what happened, just get him here - NOW. Repair guy shows up and this is what he sees: Me with my head sideways inches away from the platen unable to move because while rolling some paper into the typewriter I manager to roll my hair in there as well and I couldn’t get it out. Typewriter repairs laughs and laughs and says “I guess I’ll just cut your hair off” I scream “Stop laughing and get me out of this thing”
It took me a long time to live that one down.
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August 24th, 2008 at 11:41 am
well, at least she was bending over and they weren’t just resting there typing away, that’s just wrong.
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August 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I’m just surprised nobody made the bra~~support person connection.
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August 24th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Kathy, did you colour that key maroon to match your header, or was it coincidence?
Just the graphic designer saying ;O)
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August 24th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
um wow
this is wat happens if i hit the key board with my boobs
fbwe and i get my favorites
August 24th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Thats funny - though my favourite is still the person who rang up because they couldn’t find the CD drive, which they had mstaken for a cup holder.
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August 24th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
ettarose — Oh, mine too! Makes a nice shelf for catching crumbs and drips of ice cream.
Carla — If you could just set them aside while you’re on your outings. Is that too much to ask?
Regan — I checked out the site today and have to remember it exists. I’ve no doubt I can submit something in the future.
Broadway Matron — Oh, I’m so sorry, but thanks for the gut-busting laugh! I could SO see that happening to me. Only it’d be in a paper shredder.
chatblanc — Wrong and funny if they did. I love the images you guys put in my head!
Joe — It’s because you’re smarter than me. I’m always a little slow…
Babs beetle — Are you kidding? You know I don’t have any graphic design skills. I got real lucky searching for a keyboard on Morguefile.com. Perfect, isn’t it?
brooke — Nice technique!
tfa — I truly believe someone did that.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I live for a call like that! Just once, can’t a client just say the word, “boobs” once….just once. My career would be complete…
August 24th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Bwahahahahahaha. I don’t think I would have told you what happened. Just saying.
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August 25th, 2008 at 4:38 am
You might get better tech support calls. Not by much, but you might.
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August 25th, 2008 at 5:22 am
BabaBooey — Yeah, but then you’d never get through the rest of the call. You’d be on the floor.
Comedy Plus — I’m glad she volunteered the information. Gave me chuckles ever since. Try to have a backup explanation in case it happens to you.
RG — I think that was it. Nothing remotely better ever came along in all these years. Ah, but it got a lot of mileage.
August 25th, 2008 at 6:51 am
I do computer support for a living, too.
This post has inspired me. I will completely rethink my usual line of questioning…
“Baba, my computer won’t turn on.”
“Well, let’s see…are the cables all connected?”
“Yes.”
“Is the monitor turned on?”
“Yes.”
“Do you currently have your boobs pressed against the keyboard?”
“Oh, why, yes!!! Is that the problem??”
August 25th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Did she look like Norbit’s girlfriend? I wonder if the horn in her car honked every time she adjusted her seat?
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August 25th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Kudos to her for actually fessing up that this was a boob-driven tech issue.
And kudos to YOU for waiting this long to blog about it.
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August 25th, 2008 at 11:26 am
I’m glad that we haven’t had any stories from men who do data entry with a laptop from home in the nude. I know of one blogger who really blogs in the nude, and inspired me to write about it. (It is a woman) But there’s som things I really don’t want to envision or try to imagine.
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August 25th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
This post ought to increase your readership through Google searches. Let’s see… one possible phrase that could bring someone here: watch rich working girl boobs
Yep, all those words are here!
August 25th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I am a copywriter for a company and often when I call the customers to say their work is finished, they get mad and say they don’t want to buy whatever I’m selling and don’t believe me when I tell them they already purchased the product. “I never purchase things over the phone!” “No, you already bought it when you…” “The hell I did!”
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August 25th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I would totally ‘fess up to that; I would rather say “It was my boobs” than “I’m an idiot and navigated somewhere under my own power and I can’t get out!”
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August 25th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
All I can say is wow…LOL
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August 25th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
BabaBooey — LOL. I think they need to put that in the training manual under “When all else fails, ask about boobs.”
Bucky — Oh, geez. I have to stop reading these comments in the office. People keep hearing stifled chuckles from my cube.
Jenn — Boob-driven tech issue. That has such a nice ring to it for some reason. Yeah, can you believe I waited this long? I mean, it’s boobs!
Chris Casey — Well then why’d ya make me envision “guy naked with laptop.” There will be payback.
Jeff — I’ll have to keep my eye on my Google searches. I’ve been pretty lucky so far to not have gross people winding up on my blog. Considering all my butt talk, that’s really remarkable.
Mike — And that’s when you just let them keep going. “There, there. Get it all out.” Now where were we…
Shieldmaiden96 — Use the boob defense whenever necessary.
Jessica — Never thought you’d read something like that, did you? Tech support. You hear everything.
August 26th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Kathy,
This is rich. This has actually happened to me, but normally I am just typing a paper so I can usually figure it out!
To the other commentors, you know who you are, my butt changes channel too and my cat loves to help edit documents. She thinks she is helping. We call it Sophie is working.
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August 26th, 2008 at 6:44 am
*LOL* What a story! This happened to me too, several times I must admit. Boy, am I thankful I never had to call the helpdesk!
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August 26th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Having been in a training area for several years we run into unique situations also. Once while I was training via conference call and webcast (distance learning) a participant informed us on the evaluation what could have been done better, she replied that the monitor was too far away to see the training adequately. And this was my issue how? She just needed to move her chair closer to the monitor.
August 26th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Oh my! I can’t believe she admitted that!
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August 26th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Boobs are the bain of all computer tech support. Often times I will get calls such as this and think to myself, “She must have leaned over on the keyboard”…but I can’t rightly ask the caller if her tits punched the wrong key combination, I would loose my job.
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August 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Yep, guilty! I always sit on my couch with my laptop and I do that a lot when I try to reach for my coffee or something off the coffee table. Never done any damage before though, I just might look to find my post I’ve been working on full of some sort of gibberish or something. I have more of an issue with the crumb catcher my cleavage has become, I’m constantly dropping things down there lmao.
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August 26th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Guilty! That exact thing has happened to me too! I do my best to control my “girls” but sometimes…
August 26th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Since you do tech support, you must an Indian accent. No?
August 26th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Hilarious! Thanks for sharing!
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August 26th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Tiffany — My problem with one of my cats isn’t the keyboard, per se. It’s that he insists on standing directly between me and the keyboard with is butt pointed straight at my face. It gets my attention and that’s all the little guy wants.
Tink — You can always say papers fell on the keyboard. They never have to know the real deal.
Mander — Geez. My solution? Stop handing out evaluations. (Only half-kidding)
Momo Fali — Me neither, but God bless her for sharing!
Bruce — You’d set a record for shortest time getting fired, no doubt. But aren’t ya tempted?
Jolene — The girls do have a way of interfering, don’t they? Although they make a nice table for crumb catching. Thanks, boobs!
RG — We need a reset key or something for times like these.
PaulsHealthBlog — Nope, we’re right in the building where our clients are. I won’t get into how much that pains me. Although it’s easier to support them on the premises. I don’t do phone tech support as easily.
Jesse — Glad you got a kick out of it.
August 27th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Should we have boobs sensitive keyboards and devices? I think that is the funniest coincidence i have even came to know about.
August 28th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
This explains why you’ve never seen Dolly Parton use a computer in a movie…
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August 29th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Hi. Nice story, a good laugh. What crossed my mind right away was: “poor lady, her boobs were so big that got in the way”. Thanks for sharing funny stuff.
Regards.
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August 29th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Haarausfall — Yes. And when sensors go off, it should scream really loud “Boobs off the keyboard! Boobs off the keyboard!”
kev — Dolly probably doesn’t even use a computer or she’d be leaving a trail of “busted” up keyboards in her wake.
Mize — And now I’m wondering if that’s the first time she had a problem. I wonder if she injures anyone in front of her when she kneels down in a pew at church.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I don’t know why this reminded me of that huge-breasted woman who crushes cans with her boobs. I saw it on Spike TV… Always educational! LOL
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September 19th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Corrina — Oh, geez. I gotta try to find that on YouTube. (Or is it YouBoob?) Funny!
September 29th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
LOL! You receive a really funny call. She had to be really big to knock the keyboard on the floor and to take out the keys. Yes, I think it’s very rare that something like that happens everyday. I don’t think I would have call for help but figure out what I did wrong. Also, I would have told another version of the story. I really enjoyed the story.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I have to put my two cents in on this one because i too was once in tech support and i can attest to the weirdness of the occasional call but you have to admit Kathy, it certainly breaks up the day when you get one of those and you have something to talk about to everyone you see in your department. Thanks for the laugh.
September 30th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Therapy New York — I think all of us would have lied (or just kept it to ourselves). I’m thrilled this woman got a kick out of what she did and felt so inclined to share with me!
Annie Keys — Yes, it beats the usual list of boring “I forgot my password” calls. One for the record books!
October 3rd, 2008 at 1:47 am
I have heard that being a pilot is hours and ours of sheer bordom interupted by moments of terror, I can’t say I was every terrified in tech support but I certainly agree with the hours and hours of mind numbing calls interupted by the gem of idiot call humor. I think my favorite idiot call was when you figured out that they had not even turned on the computer yet. it is almost like you feel sorry for them in their poor state of technology ignorance. Even sadder, you know they will never in a million years be able to enjoy the advancements of our modern society let alone be comfortable in it. I guess we are blessed, at least that is how I feel.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Annie Keys — That’s a great analogy! You’re right. Sometimes you have to be sympathetic. I feel that way for the older crowd, who never grew up with it or into it. They’re a bit like lost souls.