Tech People

Tech #1: I have to stop using the f-word!
Tech #2: You need something else to say. Like…”butt breath.”
Tech #1: That's nasty.
Tech #3: Not if it's a baby's butt.

St. Charles, Missouri

IT worker : They’re great for smuggling midgets across the border.

Richmond, Virginia

Tech guy: It will take Zeus and all his pissed off gods going in and throwing all sorts of thunderbolts to straighten this out.

1 Dell Way
Round Rock, Texas

Customer: Hey, the spell checker is broken. When I type in complete
gobbledygook, it doesn’t mark that as wrong. Can you fix that?
Tech: When you learn how to type real words and they are misspelled, then you are allowed to ask me questions.

9598 Cortana Place
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Tech #1: You're going to need to help Ann*.
Tech #2: What's wrong with Ann*?
Tech #1: Well, that's a subject for long, intense discussion… But I think she needs help with her computer.

Storrs, Connecticut

Overheard by: J.McC

IT worker in bathroom: Out of all the people I could impersonate electronically, you would be my favorite!

Columbus, Ohio

IT manager to much more technical IT analyst: How can I be wrong when I don't even know what I'm talking about?

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

Overheard by: Knows what she's talking about.

Engineer #1: Why on Earth do we have to use this?
IT worker: We’re committed to using our own solution.
Engineer #1: Yeah, I understand the dog food rationale.
Engineer #2: The problem is that it’s not dog food. It’s kitty litter.

401 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, Washington

Head of IT: Can we get those new computers?
CFO: Sorry, it’s not in the budget this year.

He walks over to the calendar.

CFO: Hey, isn’t this last year’s calendar? When are you going to put up the correct one?
IT Drone: Sorry, a new calendar isn’t in the budget this year.

75 South Church Street
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Joe

Data analyst, yelling: Listen… Listen! (pause, then whispering) Ice, ice baby…

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: data monkey