Product Placement

Theo: “Thank you for calling Last Hope Help Desk; my name is Theo. How may I assist you?” Voice on phone: “Yes, I’m calling with a question about Windows.”
Theo: “Of course, sir; what’s your question?” Voice on phone: “My son is going off to college this week, and I hear there’s a discounted version of Windows available to college students.”
Theo: “Yes indeed, sir. A question first: Will your son be using one of the campus residential halls?” Voice on phone: “As a matter of fact, he will.”
Theo: “We have a back-to-school discount on the OS for kids living on campus. It’s called Dormer Windows.” Voice on phone: “After that pun, buddy, it’d better be really cheap.”

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 of British programs as I am, or if you’re wealthy enough to know about dormer windows (they seem to have gone out of fashion with contemporary home-builders). Another reason to support Linux: It’s a greater challenge to work up a good pun for them. Volunteer your best tries in the comments!

Chapter

  • Theo at the Help Desk

Location

  • Last Hope Help Desk

Characters

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