Working at a help desk gives you plenty of time to dream up answers that you wish you could give to customers who really deserve it. This was one of mine. It’s funnier if you are as much a fan[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another happy bit of fourth-wall breaking from our favorite white tiger. It’s been a while since we checked in on Theo at his customer support desk, and I thought it was time to bring out one of the amazing last[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Working in customer service of any kind has its drawbacks. Theo has a hundred tales like this one (but only one tail, in case you were wondering). A friend of mine working a roadside assistance phone bank has had people[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The undisputed champion of the comic strip pun has to be Stephan Pastis, who has caused me no end of agony with his strip “Pearls Before Swine.” I thought the least I could do was to show him that I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, this is about as close to PG-13 as we care to skirt things. Anyone not familiar with the great work of comedian and social commentator George Carlin and his “Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say on Television,” take a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m going to get a lot of laughs from some folks and merry hell from others. There is a continuing controversy over whether the “G” is hard or soft. Some people say it’s pronounced like the peanut butter brand, “Jif”,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of those jokes that happened to me when I was trying to study for a computer certification. The astute among you will realize that I have no such entry on my checkered resume. I’m the guy you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
During my own help desk days, I came across a customer who did indeed live on Dick Road in Depew NY. I’ve waited years to be able to post this joke! To my knowledge, the street ends with the lower[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the toughest parts of being a customer service rep is focusing on the issue that the customer actually needs help with, when your mind takes off on tangents like this one. The name “Gerald Gentile” is one that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
