*Are* you the President?

[nekoro]

I just got off this call.

Lady wants to install our product, program X. It is currently conflicting with program Y. I tell her she needs to get rid of program Y, but I can't help her.

SC: Why not?
Me: It's competing software, and we cannot help with competing software due to legality issues.
SC: Oh I see. You can, but you won't because it's against the law.

Finally! Someone gets it!

Or not...
SC: So if I was the President of the United States, and I suspended that law, could you do it?

I'm not sure what she wanted. If I had said yes, would she have gotten suckier?


Oh wait...The answer is yes.

[Maximillion]

WTF?! What does being the president of the US have to do with software or anything in general?! The question of the century...

[Dave1982]

SC: So if I was the President of the United States, and I suspended that law, could you do it?

No, because that is a legislative function that the President does nto have the authority to do. Good day, mad'am. *click*

[MystyGlyttyr]

"I'm sorry, ma'am, only the Supreme Court can disregard laws as they see fit."

...I'm sorry, I'm bad, I know. *slaps own wrist* I'll insult everyone if you give me a window to do it...

Seriously, though, what kind of leap of faith logic leads one to give voice to that statement? I understand thinking it, but what sort of little bitty baby do you have to be to actually whine it to someone?

[Writer Cath]

Well unless President Gates gets elected...

[Gurndigarn]

"I'm sorry, ma'am, only the Supreme Court can disregard laws as they see fit."

Love it!

[Best Made Tacos]

If you had said yes, she would have pounced "AHA! So you're biased towards the wealthy and powerful! Condemned with your own words! So you would help the president but not us ordinary customers?! I knew it!"

[lordlundar]

Well unless President Gates gets elected...

hmm, I wonder if Linux would be declared illegal then...

[protege]

hmm, I wonder if Linux would be declared illegal then...

Nah, just Netscape and Firefox

[Spiffy McMoron]

Or not...
SC: So if I was the President of the United States, and I suspended that law, could you do it?

If you were the President, why would you be phoning me? You'd get White House technical support to phone me.

[Phone Jockey]

I've had 2 ppl bring up the presidentay in the past. One guy said he "toured with ZZ Top & George Bush" & another guy said if we didn't do what he was demanding, he would tell George Bush. *shrug* Funny.

PJ

[BookstoreEscapee]

...I'm sorry, I'm bad, I know. *slaps own wrist* I'll insult everyone if you give me a window to do it...

Oh, Mysty, we expect nothing less

I'm gonna go ahead and guess the White House has plenty of tech support people on staff and the president has little or no knowledge of the day-to-day goings on of the computer software (no comments on the phrase "the president has little or no knowledge" please ).

[Writer Cath]

I'm gonna go ahead and guess the White House has plenty of tech support people on staff and the president has little or no knowledge of the day-to-day goings on of the computer software

Yes, but does the President know where to get some Tang?

Bonus points for anyone who gets the reference.

[TNT]

Sounds like she heard the very old joke about a person who called a hotel to get a room:

Desk: I'm sorry. There's nothing available. We're booked solid.
Customer: If the President came in looking for a place to stay, would you have a room for him?
Desk: Well... yes.
Customer: I happen to know he's not coming to your hotel tonight. I'll take his room.

[Jack7957]

Yes, but does the President know where to get some Tang?

Bonus points for anyone who gets the reference.

The Simpsons, I believe it was the Homer in Space episode. Of course, the real star of the episode was Inanimate Carbon Rod.