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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: 626
Date: 24 Aug 2009 11:25:00
Message: <4a92b0cc$1@news.povray.org>
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:52:04 +0100, Invisible wrote:

>>> Of these, only 624 was actually amusing. The others either fail to
>>> make sense, or they make sense but just aren't very amusing.
>> 
>> I disagree :)
>> 
>> I will admit, however, that sometimes the references can be pretty
>> difficult to get in which case the jokes aren't funny.
> 
> Well, take 622. It's pretty self-explanatory: sleep deprevation does
> weird things to your brain. *yawn*
> 
>> OK, new one's up: http://www.xkcd.com/627/
>> 
>> If you have EVER done tech support for family, this nails it perfectly
>> :)
> 
> It's true, but it's not especially funny.
> 
> Hell, even 518 was funnier.

I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)

Jim


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: 626
Date: 24 Aug 2009 11:28:32
Message: <4a92b1a0$1@news.povray.org>
>>> OK, new one's up: http://www.xkcd.com/627/
>>>
>>> If you have EVER done tech support for family, this nails it perfectly
>>> :)
>> It's true, but it's not especially funny.
>>
>> Hell, even 518 was funnier.
> 
> I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)

Tech support for non-tech people isn't funny. It's not even slightly 
funny. It's DEPRESSING.


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: 626
Date: 24 Aug 2009 11:39:04
Message: <4a92b418$1@news.povray.org>
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:28:32 +0100, Invisible wrote:

>> I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)
> 
> Tech support for non-tech people isn't funny. It's not even slightly
> funny. It's DEPRESSING.

You haven't tried helping my mom, then....

Jim


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: 626
Date: 24 Aug 2009 15:05:20
Message: <4A92E46F.1020608@hotmail.com>
On 24-8-2009 17:39, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:28:32 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> 
>>> I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)
>> Tech support for non-tech people isn't funny. It's not even slightly
>> funny. It's DEPRESSING.
> 
> You haven't tried helping my mom, then....

Does she do stand up comedy while you work at it?


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: 626
Date: 24 Aug 2009 15:16:32
Message: <4a92e710$1@news.povray.org>
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:05:19 +0200, andrel wrote:

> On 24-8-2009 17:39, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:28:32 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>> 
>>>> I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)
>>> Tech support for non-tech people isn't funny. It's not even slightly
>>> funny. It's DEPRESSING.
>> 
>> You haven't tried helping my mom, then....
> 
> Does she do stand up comedy while you work at it?

She perhaps doesn't think she does....

Jim


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