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  1. #1
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    Default BAlls to you All!!!

    I don't know how they wrote this with a straight face. This was a real
    memo sent out by a computer company to its employees in all
    seriousness. It went to all field engineers about a computer peripheral
    problem. The author of this memo was quite genuine. The engineers rolled
    on the floor! Especially note the last couple of sentences.

    Re: Replacement of Mouse Balls.

    If a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may
    need a ball replacement. Mouse balls are now available as FRU (Field
    Replacement Units). Because of the delicate nature of this procedure,
    replacement of mouse balls should only be attempted by properly trained
    personnel. Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by
    examining the underside of the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and
    harder than foreign balls. Ball removal procedures differ depending
    upon the manufacturer of the mouse. Foreign balls can be replaced using
    the pop off method. Domestic balls are replaced by using the twist off
    method. Mouse balls are not usually static sensitive. However, excessive
    handling can result in sudden discharge.
    Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used immediately.
    It is recommended that each person have a pair of spare balls for
    maintaining optimum customer satisfaction. Any customer missing his
    balls should contact the local personnel in charge of removing and
    replacing these necessary items. Please keep in mind that a customer
    without properly working balls is an unhappy customer.
    Boring signature time again!

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    Quote Originally Posted by outback
    .... Please keep in mind that a customer
    without properly working balls is an unhappy customer.

    That is very very true!
    http://www.la-truciolara.com/
    La Truciolara is the workshop where I do my shavings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by outback
    This was a real
    memo sent out by a computer company to its employees in all
    seriousness.

    I doubt it. C'mon it can't be possible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo
    I doubt it. C'mon it can't be possible.
    and your right!

    http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/mouse.htm
    "Looking west with the land behind me as the sun tracks down to the sea, I have my bearings" Tim Winton

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    Yeah, I remember this one from about 1990. I got it in my MVS email account from one of the Ops guys at Commonwealth Bank. Neither of us had a mouse at the time.
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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    It does remind of a real email that was sent out when I was at the bank. They were having problems with the PCs used in the branches. They were going through heaps of memory cards and the only cause they could determine was static electricity but no-one could work out where it was coming from. One of the guys had a hunch it was coming from the tellers somehow, so he went out with a static meter, which he held down around the PCs while the tellers were walking around. He didn't get much of a reading until one of the female tellers came over and she was wearing stockings. The thing went through the roof. His analysis of that one made very amusing reading. I wish I had a copy of it.
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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