For Geeks Only

Theo: “Thank you for calling Last Hope Help Desk; my name is Theo. How may I assist you?” Voice on phone: “Hey, I’m trying to play this game called Crime, and it won’t load.”
Theo: “Yeah, we’ve had a fix report about that. You need to visit the game website and download a file called McGruff.bat. I’ll hold while you go get it.” Voice on phone: “Thanks, I’m doing it now. What did the problem turn out to be?”
Theo: “Apparently, it was a parity error. The batch file should fix it.” Voice on phone: “Hey, it worked! What did it do?” Theo: “It took a byte out of Crime.”
Voice on phone: “You realize only computer geeks will get that joke.” Theo: “It’s a risk we’re willing to take, sir.”

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 want on your side when playing trivia games, but the minutae of computer science never seemed to stick. I dedicate this strip to my many computer-savvy friends, among whom is Mark D., who (on the day that I post this) is celebrating one of those birthdays that ends in zero. Check that sum, my friend…

Chapter

  • Theo at the Help Desk

Location

  • Last Hope Help Desk

Characters

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