10||0|1751|0|yes 0|0|0|||||Oddly Enough...|Star Ranger4||23:35:32|02/13/2002|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-13-02 AT 11:42 PM (EST)[/font][p]Well%2C its like this%2C I found the following link%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Blink%3Astory.news.yahoo.com%2Fnews%3Ftmpl%3Dstory%26u%3D%2Fnm%2F20020213%2Fod_nm%2Ftelephone_dc_1%26cid%3D573%7CReuters news story%5D%0D%0A%0D%0APersonally%2C I think that instead of having to appologize%2C this should become standard business pracitce. It certainly would make life in Tech Support SOOO much easier. Unless the person on the receiving end is the infamous %5Blink%3Awww.bfoh.org%7CBFOH.%5D %5E_%5E%0D%0A%0D%0A%7BEdited to fix link markups. D%27oh%21%7D%0D%0A%0D%0A___________________%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DOf COURSE you wern%27t expecting it%21%21%5B%2Fi%5D NO ONE %5Bi%5Dexpects the %5Bb%5DFannish Inquisition%21%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0AEPU RCW %2386%5B%2Fi%5D 1|1|0|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|donnerjack||23:44:48|02/13/2002|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-13-02 AT 11:46 PM (EST)[/font][p]%5Bfont size%3D%221%22 color%3D%22%23FF0000%22%5DLAST EDITED ON Feb-13-02 AT 11%3A45 PM %28EST%29%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EWell%2C its like this%2C I found the following link%3A %0D%0AFor some reason your link didn%27t work%2C this is the raw URL for those interested%3A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fstory.news.yahoo.com%2Fnews%3Ftmpl%3Dstory%26u%3D%2Fnm%2F20020213%2Fod_nm%2Ftelephone_dc_1%26cid%3D573 %0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EPersonally%2C I think that instead of having to appologize%2C this should %0D%0A%3Ebecome standard business pracitce. It certainly would make life in %0D%0A%3ETech Support SOOO much easier. Unless the person on the receiving end %0D%0A%3Eis the infamous %5Ba href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bfoh.org%22%5DBFOH.%5B%2Fa%5D %5E_%5E %0D%0A%0D%0AEr%2C I%27m assuming you mean the BOFH. The Bastard archives can be found here%3A http%3A%2F%2Fbofh.ntk.net%2FBastard.html%0D%0AFor the amusement and inspiration of any tech support people in the audience.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ADonnerjack%0D%0A--%0D%0Areality%40peoplearestrange.net%0D%0ABOFH to www.astralstudios.com 2|2|1|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|Star Ranger4||00:10:41|02/14/2002|Wierd that it didn%27t work. As to the other%2C my bad. Now I get to sit and wonder what %5Bb%5D%5Bi%5DELSE%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fb%5D is going to start falling apart%3B clearly my memory is already shot. %5E_%5E%0D%0A%0D%0A___________________%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DOf COURSE you wern%27t expecting it%21%21%5B%2Fi%5D NO ONE %5Bi%5Dexpects the %5Bb%5DFannish Inquisition%21%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0AEPU RCW %2386%5B%2Fi%5D 3|3|2|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|donnerjack||01:01:15|02/14/2002|%3EWierd that it didn%27t work. As to the other%2C my bad. Now I get to sit %0D%0A%3Eand wonder what %5Bb%5D%5Bi%5DELSE%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Fb%5D is going to start falling apart%3B %0D%0A%3Eclearly my memory is already shot. %5E_%5E %0D%0AIt actually seemed to work after I%27d already posted my reply%2C which is very strange. Mozilla still has some bugs that need to be worked out I guess. For the other%2C I%27d just been rereading the BOFH archives%2C so it was on my mind. %3Cg%3E Getting inspiration for when I go back to admining full time.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ADonnerjack%0D%0A--%0D%0Areality%40peoplearestrange.net%0D%0ABOFH to www.astralstudios.com 4|1|0|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|Laudre||01:33:49|02/14/2002|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-14-02 AT 01:34 AM (EST)[/font][p]%3EPersonally%2C I think that instead of having to appologize%2C this should %0D%0A%3Ebecome standard business pracitce. It certainly would make life in %0D%0A%3ETech Support SOOO much easier.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd it should go both ways. When I was working in retail %28and it%27s starting to look like I will again soon -- god%2C I%27m praying I get the software instructor job instead%29%2C there were times I wouldn%27t have minded handing the customer %245 and telling them exactly what I think.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 5|2|4|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|Kokuten||12:50:06|02/14/2002|%3E%3EPersonally%2C I think that instead of having to appologize%2C this should %0D%0A%3E%3Ebecome standard business pracitce. It certainly would make life in %0D%0A%3E%3ETech Support SOOO much easier.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAnd it should go both ways. When I was working in retail %28and it%27s %0D%0A%3Estarting to look like I will again soon -- god%2C I%27m praying I get the %0D%0A%3Esoftware instructor job instead%29%2C there were times I wouldn%27t have %0D%0A%3Eminded handing the customer %245 and telling them exactly what I think. %0D%0A%0D%0AI got to spend an evening with the police thanks to one particular customer.. Guy threatens to come down and shotgun me%2C and my officemates%2C and my supervisor twice.. %0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t get very happy.. %0D%0A%0D%0ASo we informs him in no uncertain terms that %0D%0A%0D%0Aa%29 he%27s lost his account.%0D%0A%0D%0Ab%29 he%27s welcome to come down to the office.%0D%0A%0D%0Ac%29 he%27ll never have internet access in Alaska again%0D%0A%0D%0Athen I called the cops%2C kicked back%2C and waited. %0D%0Athe cops showed up rather swiftly%2C we explained the situation%2C and me and one of the officers sat outside smoking while we waited for him to show up.. he never did. %0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0AKokuten Daysleeper%0D%0ARCW %2313013 6|3|5|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|Astynax||19:35:51|02/14/2002|%0D%0A%3EI got to spend an evening with the police thanks to one particular %0D%0A%3Ecustomer.. Guy threatens to come down and shotgun me%2C and my %0D%0A%3Eofficemates%2C and my supervisor twice.. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0Aerr%2C parse error%3A he threatened twice to shoot all of you%2C or he threatened to shoot your supervisor twice for good measure%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmembers.aol.com%2Ferulogos%2Fgfx%2Fxsig.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22...and the horse you rode in on.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D 7|4|6|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|Kokuten||20:27:27|02/14/2002|%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EI got to spend an evening with the police thanks to one particular %0D%0A%3E%3Ecustomer.. Guy threatens to come down and shotgun me%2C and my %0D%0A%3E%3Eofficemates%2C and my supervisor twice.. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Eerr%2C parse error%3A he threatened twice to shoot all of you%2C or he %0D%0A%3Ethreatened to shoot your supervisor twice for good measure%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ABroken pipe Brain -%3E Keyboard%0D%0A%0D%0ADisregard word %22twice%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Y%29es%2F%28N%29o%2F%28F%29nord%3F%0D%0A%5Bblink%5D_%5B%2Fblink%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0AKokuten Daysleeper%0D%0ARCW %2313013 8|5|7|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|Wedge||20:34:41|02/14/2002|%3EBroken pipe Brain -%3E Keyboard %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EDisregard word %22twice%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28Y%29es%2F%28N%29o%2F%28F%29nord%3F %0D%0A%3E%5Bblink%5D_%5B%2Fblink%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s quite possibly the first time I%27ve ever seen the blink tag used where it wasn%27t totally annoying.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fhomepage.mac.com%2Fwedge%2Fstuff%2Fnall.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ADigital Bitch%0D%0AJ. Random VFX Company%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DRCW %231138%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 10|6|8|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|Laudre||20:40:16|02/14/2002|%3E%3EBroken pipe Brain -%3E Keyboard %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EDisregard word %22twice%22 %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E%28Y%29es%2F%28N%29o%2F%28F%29nord%3F %0D%0A%3E%3E%5Bblink%5D_%5B%2Fblink%5D %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThat%27s quite possibly the first time I%27ve ever seen the blink tag used %0D%0A%3Ewhere it wasn%27t totally annoying. %0D%0A%0D%0AHey%2C there %5Bem%5Dis%5B%2Fem%5D a blink tag there.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Mozilla doesn%27t recognize it. I%27m amazed any browser still does.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 9|5|7|||||RE%3A Oddly Enough...|Nathan||20:39:15|02/14/2002|%3E%28Y%29es%2F%28N%29o%2F%28F%29nord%3F %0D%0A%3E%5Bblink%5D_%5B%2Fblink%5D %0D%0A%0D%0ASomething I wrote a while ago%2C in an e-mail entitle %22Nathan Rambles%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AHey%2C Nathan%2C rock climbing.%0D%0A%0D%0ARock climbing%2C nathan.%0D%0A%0D%0AYo Nate%21 Rock climbing.%0D%0A%0D%0ARoCK CLiMBiNG%2C NaTHaN.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf YOU gO rOck clImbIng%2C thEn dEAth AwAIts YOU All%2C wIth nAstY bIg pOIntY%0D%0AtEEth%21%0D%0A%0D%0A We%27re sorry b%0D%0A ut we%27re currently e%0D%0AxperieNc inG TechNICaL DifFi%0D%0A%0D%0AcUltIes PleA%0D%0AsEsDR tr%0D%0AEsasDfV bNbg%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%0D%0A%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%0D%0A%23%23%23 %23%23%23%0D%0A %23%0D%0A%0D%0ASystem Crash%0D%0ARestart%3A crashed%0D%0AAbort%2C Retry%2C F%24%40k it%3F%0D%0AN%3A%5CGMCA%3Ef%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd that%27s just the last third of it %28the first two had content%2C and are thus not appropriate to this forum%29.%0D%0A%0D%0ABlessed be.%0D%0ANathan Baxter%2C TGHEotL%2C RCWaL %23232.