Just a Few Fun Emails…
June 24th, 2009
It’s “Funny Email Day” here at GT! Yes, this is one of those rare occasions when we receive a number of emails to share along with our dear readers. Got some you wanna share with us? Submit them! Here we go.
The following email came from an individual who was hired to be “technically competent.” Now, I’m not exactly sure what that means but it probably requires some kind of common sense on the job.
“Hi Guys-
XXXX has a folder on the XXXX server that she doesn’t use. If possible she would like it deleted.
Thanks-
XXXX”
There are probably a multitude of questions that could be asked of this request but what might be the most relevant/obvious one? YOU’RE CORRECT!!! Needless to say, we decided to play a bit of “good cop/bad cop” on this one:
Bad cop answer: “The XXXX folders with the user name are the users’ home folders. They are automatically created by Active Directory when a user is set up and are an integral part of the user setup. Those won’t be deleted. Other folders that the user (or Tech) create can be deleted.”
Good cop answer: “Actually, if she doesn’t want it, may I take it, please? Huh? HUH?????”
(Now, which reply do you think came from your smart ass Grumpy Tech? CORRECT AGAIN!!!)
Here’s another email you might find a bit fun:
End user: “Just got this [and that's all he said.]
—– Original Message —–
POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE,
PO BOX 555, NEW YORK NY 10116-0555This is to notify you that we have intercepted your parcel from West Africa that DHL COURIER SERVICE is making the delivery and we have stopped the delivery process for some security reasons stated below:
1. Our scanning system has detected that your parcel contains a confirmable ATM CARD to the tune of $1,500,000.00 USD.”
Now, just how do you think we replied to *that* one? Of course!!!
“So what are you going to do with all the money?”
Hope you got a chuckle out of these. That being said, we’re more than happy to pass along any fun email tidbits. Enjoy!
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