Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for September 21, 2010

Whoa….

That’s actually the monitor.

I was given a book, “Is this Thing On? A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming” by Abby Stokes, Good thing I’m a mature (very) male and don’t need directions.

readme files? we don’ need no stinking readme files

the only problem is that his computer is the TRS-80 he bought in 1979!

goon

LOL, that’s my boss.

Technology challenged like most of his generation…That’s why he hired the kid…

Uh, Coyoty, have you ever heard of an iMac? Or any of the PC all-in-one computers from HP, Asus and other companies?

Anyone know what a joke is?

I’m an IT tech. I support computers. It’s common for end users to think the monitor is the computer when their “foot rest” is the actual computer.

I made a “cupholder” type support joke. Don’t take things so literally and seriously.

Coyoty, I bet you would appreciate my friend Missy’s “footwarmer” joke then. She also works in IT support. Had a woman call to complain that her computer just shut itself down.

After much “discussion” Missy asked if she could follow the cord that ran from the monitor (that the woman insisted was the entirety of her computer) and tell her where it went.

“It plugs into my footwarmer,” the woman answered.

“Uh, OK. Is that a gray box?” Missy asked.

“Yep,” the woman replied.

“Can you make sure it is turned on?”

“Oh no, I don’t want to do that. My feet are warm enough, so I’ve turned it off.”

Coyoty, don’t take up comedy. That was a very poor joke.