This call made my morning..

[Platypus]

Had a project manager call me about a UNIX host I support wanting me to modify a script in /usr/local/ ... or so I thought, he emailed me the change he wanted but instead of said directory, he wanted his changes saved to /user/loco

I bust out laughing over the phone and he asked me what was so funny.. I replied 'don't you know I'm loco?'

probably not so funny having not been there but still made me smile a bit.

 

[j00fek]

 

[Chrono]

...

You make me sad.

 

[Jeeebus]

I think this is only funny if you're wearing a Star Trek shirt right now with a Cheetos smudge on the right sleeve.

 

[ViviTheMage]

hehehe

 

[vi edit]

Insane in the mainframe!

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Jeeebus
I think this is only funny if you're wearing a Star Trek shirt right now with a Cheetos smudge on the right sleeve.

Haha hardly..

 

[wheresmybacon]

Originally posted by: Platypus
Had a project manager call me about a UNIX host I support wanting me to modify a script in /usr/local/ ... or so I thought, he emailed me the change he wanted but instead of said directory, he wanted his changes saved to /user/loco

I bust out laughing over the phone and he asked me what was so funny.. I replied 'don't you know I'm loco?'

probably not so funny having not been there but still made me smile a bit.

LOL!!!! outstanding. :thumbsup:

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Insane in the mainframe!

Nice :thumbsup:

 

[randay]

funny, but ive seen worse. worse case ive ever run across was a nail file half way broken off inside of a floppy drive.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: randay
funny, but ive seen worse. worse case ive ever run across was a nail file half way broken off inside of a floppy drive.

I've seen far worse too.. luckily I don't deal with users anymore

 

[Motorheader]

Originally posted by: randay
funny, but ive seen worse. worse case ive ever run across was a nail file half way broken off inside of a floppy drive.

That reminds me...I still have the CD that I pulled from the 5.25 inch floppy drive 11 years ago.

 

[Platypus]

lol, I remember when I was in college I was working for the school and a panicked grad student came into my office almost crying.. apparently the only copy of his thesis was on a CD and he said 'I smelled something weird and now my CD isn't readable by windows and the door is stuck!!!' He said to please put it back on my desk when I got it out.

I remove the drive and open it manually to find a vortex of dust and shiny bits that used to be a CD, put it in a plastic ziplock bag and stick it on his desk.

Who the hell keeps their entire graduate thesis on ONE CD with no backup? Guess that was an expensive mistake.

 

[Baked]

You need to get out more.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Baked
You need to get out more.

:roll:

 

[CVSiN]

we have WAY worse here.... they make these little 4 letter IDs for us out of a combo of our last and first name..

ive seen LOST, CHIX, FUCH, COXX, and quite a few others that make you kinda laugh under your breath when you ask them thier IDs...