The 12 Days Of Christmas Computing - from your Help Desk

[Wiz Feinberg]

Here is a little laugh for the holiday season, that just arrived in a message from one of my groups. If you work for a large company that has a help desk, you may identify with this.


The Twelve Days of Christmas Computing

On the first day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
A BRAND NEW USER I.D.

On the second day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
TWO SIGN-IN FORMS
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the third day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
THREE VIRUS SCANS
Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
FOUR PRINTERS JAMMED
Three virus scans, Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
FIVE NEW PASSWORDS
Four printers jammed, Three virus scans,
Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
SIX EMAILS BOUNCING
Five new passwords, Four printers jammed,
Three virus scans, Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
SEVEN PROGRAMS LOADING
Six emails bouncing, Five new passwords,
Four printers jammed, Three virus scans,
Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
EIGHT WINDOWS FROZEN
Seven programs loading, Six emails bouncing,
Five new passwords, Four printers jammed,
Three virus scans, Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
NINE CRITICAL DOWNLOADS,
Eight windows frozen, Seven Programs loading,
Six emails bouncing, Five new passwords,
Four printers jammed, Three virus scans,
Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
TEN UPDATES PENDING
Nine critical downloads, Eight windows frozen,
Seven programs loading, Six emails bouncing,
Five new passwords, Four printers jammed,
Three virus scans, Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
ELEVEN SERVER WARNINGS
Ten updates pending, Nine critical downloads,
Eight windows frozen, Seven programs loading,
Six emails bouncing, Five new passwords,
Four printers jammed, Three virus scans,
Two sign-in forms,
And a BRAND NEW User I.D.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my Help Desk gave to me
TWELVE PROGRAMS CRASHING
Eleven server warnings, Ten updates pending,
Nine critical downloads, Eight windows frozen,
Seven programs loading, Six emails bouncing,
Five new passwords,
Four printers jammed, Three virus scans,
Two sign-in forms,
And a REVOKED User I.D


© Sheila Moss, The Tennessee Firefly

[b0b]

It would be funnier if it wasn't true!

Seriously, I've been getting a lot of "help desk" calls and emails this past week - way more than usual. I don't know why but everyone seems to have changed their email address, forgotten their username and lost their password all at once. People who haven't logged on in years are coming out of the woodwork.

What day of Christmas is it?