Periodically, my wonderful colleague Kay Paumier will post something funny on her blog. One of her most recent posts was entitled “Disorder in the Court” and featured hilarious interchanges between lawyers, witnesses, and the like. (). If your day is not terrific, they are guaranteed to cheer you up.
In the same spirit, I propose that you check out “Clueless users: 10 more tales of the absurd” by Brien Posey. This piece is absolutely worth reading in its entirety. Each petite vignette is a gem, but I’m particularly fond of this one:
7: Bad power strip
I once got a call from a user who said that he thought that either a circuit breaker had been tripped or his power strip had gone bad because neither his computer nor his monitor were receiving any power. This guy was normally pretty sharp, so I assumed that his diagnosis was probably correct.
When I showed up with a new power strip, I began unplugging everything from the old power strip only to discover that the power strip was plugged into itself rather than being plugged into an electrical outlet.
More Madness
Mr. Posey has also written “10 stupid user stories: The madness persists.” Full of guaranteed howlers.
Enjoy.