Technology

Fat bank manager: I need to leave a deposit right on your lap.
Hot teller: Oh, dear lord.

Fifth Third Bank
Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Shatmandu

Unix Admin #1: Hey [Garth], are you hung?
Unix Admin #2: Yeah, I would say that we all are.

8001 Development Drive
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Overheard by: El Gee

Co-worker #1: Man the network is moving slow today.
Co-worker #2: Yeah, it’s like watching a quadriplegic crawl.
Office: …

3721 West 65th South
Idaho Falls, Idaho

Sales guy: Sooo, how do I get on our intranet again?
His assistant: We put this on your Favorites list, remember? We’ve done this before.
Sales guy: No.. no.. I’m not seeing it.
Assistant: Yes, the very first time I showed you how to log in, I had you add it to your Favorites first.
Sales guy: I don’t know, but I know I’m not seeing it.
Assistant: Hmm, I can’t remember if it was under a subfolder or not.
Sales guy: What are you talking about?

Pause

Assistant: Okay, let’s start from the beginning… Open up your Internet Explorer….
Sales guy: Okay… done…
Assistant: Now click on Favorites….
Sales guy: Oooh. Is it called [Company Inc]-home?
Assistant: Mmm hmm. That would be it.
Cubicle neighbor: Is this the same voice you use to explain things to your daughter?

8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina

Tech guy #1: Jimmy Carter’s son has a MySpace page.
Tech guy #2: Who the hell is Jimmy Carter?

600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC

Dad: So, I need a male audio cable and a video cable with two female connections on each end.
Eight-year-old: Daddy…I thought males and females were like boys and girls. I'm confused.
Dad: Um…don't worry about it.

RadioShack
California

Overheard by: SK

Co-worker #1: Do you know how to do a three-way?
Co-worker #2: Huh?
Co-worker #1: Yeah, [Mario] wants me to do a three-way with him and [Tod] to discuss the proposal.
Co-worker #2: You mean a three-way call, then.
Co-worker #1: Yeah.
Co-worker #2: Oh, well, no I don’t, but I’m sure [Sarah] can show you.

W134 N8675 Executive Parkway
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Overheard by: Dude

Desk jockey: Be sure to check the status of that process, we have to make sure we didn't wipe out 20,000 people.

Akron, Ohio

Trainer: Now, see, you just click and drag, like this. (he clicks and drags)
Employee: Wait, can you show me that again?

Saratoga Springs, New York

Co-worker #1: You know that copier sorts on its own…
Co-worker #2: I know, I just like to press buttons.

2990 Mack Road
Fairfield, Ohio

Overheard by: Kimmie