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  • #1

    Could you *be* more vague?

    When I was working as a tech support rep about eight years ago, I remember a call where the customer said he had gotten an "illegal operation" error.

    Me: OK, sir, is there a problem connecting to the Internet? "Illegal operation" is unfortunately caused by any one of an infinite number of problems...

    SC: I got an "illegal operation!" I demand you fix my computer!!

    Me: Sir, we can only help you with your Internet service. Like I said, "illegal operation" is not enough to go by...

    SC: Can you help me or not?!!?

    Me: Sir, the term is a catch-all! It could be software or hardware! Are you having any specific problems in connecting? Are you getting a dial tone? Can you browse the Internet?

    SC: *#@!&!! <click>

    Testing
    "I saw a flock of moosen! There were many of 'em. Many much moosen. Out in the woods- in the woodes- in the woodsen. The meese want the food. The food is to eatenesen."
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  • #2
    Quoth Caveat Emptor View Post
    Could you *be* more vague?
    Possibly.


    *runs and hides*

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    • #3
      He COULD'VE just said he was getting an error, and you need to fix it...

      *runs and hides with Chattonne*
      Carpe Jugulum : Go for the throat.

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      • #4
        Might be able to, but its not working

        *runs and hides with everyone else*
        A PSA, if I may, as well as another.

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        • #5
          Yes, "I've got an error"

          *runs and hides*
          I am the nocturnal echo-locating flying mammal man.

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          • #6
            Quoth RayvenQ View Post
            Yes, "I've got an error"

            *runs and hides*
            Pfft. Noob. The most vague statement ever would be "The thing isn't doing what I want it to."
            Ba'al: I'm a god. Gods are all-knowing.

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            • #7
              Something's not working. I think. Probably.
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              • #8
                Quoth gunsage View Post
                Something's not working. I think. Probably.
                How about "I've got a terminal down..."


                For what it's worth, there at least three reasons why a real terminal (green-screen) would be down, and some plants, who have been converted to One World, still call their PC's "terminals"

                My usual response to this is, "Ok, who am I talking to and what plant are you in?"


                Eric the Grey
                In memory of Dena - Don't Drink and Drive

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                • #9
                  See, the real problem with an "illegal operation" is that, if you don't fix it fast, it will call the police and they'll come and arrest you!

                  (Strange to think it, but there are some users who actually feel that is what will happen!)
                  I will not be pushed, stamped, filed, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered. My life is my own. --#6

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                  • #10
                    Whever I see this thread I think of the Spicks and Specks (it's a celebrity music game show) episode where the what-do-these-musicians-have-in-common segment ended with:

                    I didn't think you could get more vague than 'they all had girlfriends' but you've submitted 'they all had a thing'.

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                    • #11
                      Now I'm recalling the post on some other site where the woman was screaming about the "ting" being blue...THAT was vague.
                      Testing
                      "I saw a flock of moosen! There were many of 'em. Many much moosen. Out in the woods- in the woodes- in the woodsen. The meese want the food. The food is to eatenesen."

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                      • #12
                        I'm fond of the ever-popular, "My computer's doing something." myself.
                        The Rich keep getting richer because they keep doing what it was that made them rich. Ditto the Poor.
                        "Hy kan tell dey is schmot qvestions, dey is makink my head hurt."
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                        • #13
                          Now I'm recalling the post on some other site where the woman was screaming about the "ting" being blue...THAT was vague.
                          Yeah, love that site. A lot of our customers, especially those that we quarantine, don't understand why we quarantine them or what the process is. That's fine and all as I'm more than happy to explain, but often you get bumrushed as soon as they come on the line...

                          Me: "X Company security, this is Sage speaking."
                          SC: "Okay, so, I just want you to know that you guys quaratining my modem like this is absolute BS. I'm not doing anything wrong and neither is the rest of my family. Sure, we've got Limewire, but we're only on there for...what? Maybe...uh...HEY HONEY! HOW OFTEN ARE WE ON LIMEWIRE?! WHAT?! Yeah, like maybe a few hours a week or something. I don't know what else it could possibly be. Yes, I have a teenage son and sometimes he can go to porn sites and whatever, but you can't stop that! They're just going to do it and if I try to block those sites they'll probably block Pogo or my other online games and groups I go to to swap needlepoint patterns and I don't want that..."
                          Me: (Sitting back, nodding, chuckling on mute, playing sudoku)

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                          • #14
                            I see a box with letters in it...

                            *turns and walks away*
                            Pretend there's something here that sounds insightful, but is really just some pseudo-intellectual bull.

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                            • #15
                              Something is so wrong and bad, like bad wrong, wrong bad...or...BADONG.
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