Support Systems Gifts

'Talking to John always raises my self esteem. He's such a great listener!'

Pounding speeds up the computer.

Computer Room.

"You can access me by saying simply 'Agnes.' It is not necessary to add 'dot com.' "

'I didn't do my homework because I forgot my user name and password.'

"Quick, Lassie, go get I.T.!"

'Help! I'm wired and I can't get up!'

Mouse in a hamster wheel.

"He loves his computer but it's a love that's not returned."

"I do tech support for the cloud."

Geek fairies

Torn-Off Mouse.

"It's not just him. The whole system's down."

"Now the geeks hold all the power. They're the ones who know how to forge a parent's e-signature."

STRIP Hambone: Workers help is a hindrance

"Don't worry, darling. You'll happen."

"Remember you told me to put my client list on my computer."

Not much money, glory, or praise

'I think what we need now is someone called a computer programmer.'

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

'Imagine if it was this simple to upgrade our staff.'

'Sorry, I can't help you, the computer's down again.'

"We've made it more hellish by modeling it after corporate workplaces."

Telephone message - 'This is a recording. If you'd like to speak to a real live human being, forgetaboutit.

"He's from IT. All I did was tell him I thought he was doing a great job... and he fainted in shock!"

"We think we got some good CT scans, but unfortunately they're encrypted and our I.T. guy is on vacation this week."

"Sorry for the wait, our computers are down. We have to do everything manually."

"Call Harris back from retirement and ask him how we did things around here before computers."

"Have you tried turning it on and off again..?"

"Misunderstood,overworked,underpaid and stressed, it's bound to lead to depression...still enough of my problems,what can I do for you?"

"So we've managed to consolidate all our multinational 24 hour hotline support centres down to one Single Point of Contact... and here he is."

'Here comes the 64-bit local bus.'

"Dad's at that awkward age when he knows just enough about computers to really screw 'em up!"

"I'm sorry I bumped you, honey. Hello, tech support, I have a farmer in the Dell!"

Couple