Computer Woes? October 25, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Home & Garden, Humor, Joke, Word Play.trackback
At times, computers misbehave.
My computer acted up yesterday, so I called Eric, the 11-year-old next door whose bedroom looks like Mission Control. He agreed to come over.
Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
“So, what was wrong?”
“It was an ID ten T error.”
“An, ID ten T error? What’s that?”
Eric grinned. “Haven’t you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?”
“No, I haven’t.”
“Write it down, and you’ll figure it out.”
So I wrote it down . . .
ID10T
I used to like Eric.
Aah . . . that’s better!
Source: Granny1947 sent me this joke in an e-mail this morning. I had to share. Want to eliminate the middle man? Talk to Granny.
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Spirit Lights The Way 
I’ll have to remember this one. Funny! Thanks for sharing. Now let me share something that just happened here. After typing the word, ‘sharing’ I noticed that there was a capital ‘I’ between the words ‘funny and thanks.’ That’s odd, I thought–then realized that it was my cursor. 🙂
Oh, that’s perfect! That cursor gets right in the middle of things, doesn’t it? 🙂
😀
Dying here.. 😆
When Kathy’s e-mails arrive in my in-box, I know to put down my coffee and swallow anything that’s in my mouth. 😀
🙂 I used to like my husband, too, until he pulled that on me one day! At least those computer geeks do have a sense of humor as well as save the day!
They do have a sense of humor . . . and the joke’s on US! 😀
I would laugh, but I’m usually in the same boat, so…
🙂
I’m in the boat and drifting ever closer to the raging falls. Bomb’s away!
I politely use ‘Oh it was just a HO problem nothing to worry about’ -(human operator), but then am kinder an gentler than an eleven year old.
Eleven year olds can be ruthless! And operator error can be an endless source of amusement for them. 😉
Glad you are kindler and gentler with your ribbing, HH.
My IT guys tells me this all the time! Does Eric make house calls to Pennsylvania?
Eric fixes ID10T errors from a remote undisclosed location now. I think they’ve moved him off-site to India. 😉
Have you ever heard of a Picnic error?
Problem In Chair Not In Computer.
Great post.
That’s excellent! Thanks, Allan. 😀
I would’ve done the same thing, Nancy. You’re not alone.
My computer has Gremlins. The last computer guru I hired caused a hard drive malfunction. I lost everything . . . photos, financials, medical info, WIP, etc.
I decided it was good way to clear out the clutter. 😉
Haha, I really thought there was an ID ten T error that I was not aware of, but let’s keep it between you and me. 😀
I think that’s why Kathy’s joke made me LOL . . . because I’d never heard the term before. 😀
So glad you enjoyed!!!
Thanks for sending a smile my way, granny! 😀
LOL! Eric is a true geek in the making!! The best ones are almost always rude, insulting and abrasive, but my theory is that it’s just a front to cover up their desire to be the superheroes of the world. See how they blush when you heap praise and hugs on them – “aw, it was nothing, really, you’re just an ID10T.”
Thanks for the linky, Nancy 🙂
Yes! We have a new show this Fall ~ Elementary, starring a “rude, insulting, and abrasive” consultant. His name? Elementary, my dear Watson. Holmes. Sherlock Holmes.
It’s set in present day NYC instead of London and it’s brilliant, as is Holmes . . . a real superhero. 😎
You’re welcome, BB. I loved your post about computer woes . . . it came to mind straight-away.
That made me smile. 🙂 Eric reminds me of my brother — total geek.
My younger brother is a computer whiz . . . who got his first computer when data was still stored on external cassettes! He works for HP now. He’s way ahead of my techno curve. 😀
Excellent! Good old granny 🙂
Ooh . . . PiP has a new avatar. Tres bien! 😀
Yes, I decided to change my Avatar, but it’s still work in porkgress. 🙂
Nothing like a pig in the poke . . . wearing a bonnet!
my baby brother, the techno wizard, taught me about that error and reminds me frequently! but that’s okay because he fixes whatever is wrong!!
It’s great to have a techno whiz in the family . . . especially with technology changing as fast as it does.
Ha! This was a good one. Those kids don’t hold back when they get the opportunity to mess with adults.
I remember the last job I was at, a co-worker told our straight-laced boss that the program was FUBAR. Well, she didn’t ask him what exactly that meant and she gave the status at a management meeting. Imagine her horror when she found out it meant “F-d Up Beyond All Repair.” Oops 😳
I am laughing out loud, Janna! Sometimes we don’t want to ask for a simple clarification for fear of appearing ignorant . . . then our continued ignorance bites us in the butt!
Great term! 😀 …and FUBAR, too! Happens all the time on “my computer.”
Computers are wonderful servants . . . and terrible masters. I hate it when they get all BOSSY. 😉
How great that you have an available eleven-year old! They are brilliant. And Eric has a great sense of humor. I must remember this one!
Everyone should have an Eric living next door . . . but this Eric is just the star of the joke that Granny sent me. 😀
I took my computer in today seeking a software solution to do something which seemed simple, and I could imagine the Tech muttering, ‘ID ten T’. A couple of hours later I walked out with problem still unsolved, but the ID designation was no longer in his mind!
Vindicated! I felt the same way the last time a techie assured me that he could evict the gremlins from my computer.
The gremlins won . . . and claimed my hard drive as the spoils of war. 🙄
Except you had a heavy price to pay for victory!
True . . . but at least I didn’t shoot myself in the foot. 😉
ah, the wisdom of 11-year olds! 🙂
They know their way around a Hard Drive. 😀