Technology

Man on street: Seriously, if I make one wrong keystroke, the whole company could go out of business.

corner of 2nd & Howard
San Francisco, California

Automated computer voice on elevator: Second floor. Going down.
Old man: Uh, up yours.

Vancouver
Canadia

Overheard by: Up it to what?

Boss: So when I format the hard drive, it erases the operating system too?
Worker: Yes.
Boss: Oh…

3937 Ivywood Lane
Pueblo, Colorado

Coworker: Know what else is farfetched? Hydroelectric power.

Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Julia

Tech guy: And then you hit CTRL+P to finish processing the claim.
Coworker: But it's not letting me CTRL+P. Why can't I control my p?

Victoria
Canadia

Angry man about faulty hard drive: Don’t tell me it’s empty when there’s shit on it! Shit is shit and empty is empty! This thing is lying to me like the White House!

Electronics store, 2721 East 3rd Street
Bloomington, Indiana

Overheard by: Tony

Customer: Will this XBox game work on a Playstation 2?
Salesperson: No.
Customer: Well, I will try it, but if it doesn’t can I return it?

Clarke Crescent
Perth, Western Australia

Overheard by: Kiran

Student handing back professor evaluation: Sorry about the goo — it’s just from when my computer oozes, you know–
TA: –Your computer oozes? That doesn’t sound like a good thing…
Student: No, it only oozes when it’s hot!

1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, California

Woman on phone with client: Yes, this is about the files you sent. My colleague has been trying since morning but could not open your zip!

New York City, New York

Repair tech: My customer just called in and told me that his trans-vaginal probe is vibrating.
Cube dweller: And that's a problem because…?

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania