They didn't carry it out to the extent of half an hour, just enough to get the idea...
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Is this the 5 minute argument, or the full half hour? > Argument Clinic - Monty Python's The Flying Circus > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y> > > > *From:* Jason McKemie > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:54 PM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Love calls like this > > Ha, this reminds me of the Brawndo conversation in Idiocracy. > > Brawndo: http://youtu.be/g5Q-yNNu-tM > > On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, Seth Mattinen <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> On 1/28/15 9:32, Nate Burke wrote: >> >>> Customer: I can't send email, the server keeps sending me back errors, >>> it's been happening now for a few days. >>> Me: So you're getting an error message back? >>> Customer: Yes, it's telling me that the domain is not found. >>> Me: Did you spell the domain name right? >>> Customer: Yes! >>> Me: 'Looks through mail log, find's error' It looks like you're >>> spelling the domain wrong >>> Customer: No I'm not >>> Me: Are you sure >>> Customer: Yes, it's right >>> Me: read it again >>> Customer: It's right! >>> Me: So you meant to put that extra 'T' in there? >>> Customer: There is no 'T' >>> Me: Read it to me >>> Customer: Oh, that 'T' >>> Me: Yep >>> Customer: Oh, well, I guess it's working now, thanks. >>> >>> >> Back in 2000 or thereabouts the most hilarious thing in my tech support >> days was watching another tech arguing with a customer trying to get to the >> O'Reilly Factor website over the apostrophe. The call quickly went on >> speakerphone (it was a Saturday so the office was empty): >> >> Tech: You can't put the apostrophe in the address bar. >> Cust: But that's how you spell his name! >> Tech: Web addresses don't allow the apostrophe, I'm looking at it right >> now if you type in "oreilly". >> Cust: You can't spell his name like that! >> Tech: Just try it. >> Cust: It doesn't work. >> Tech: Read back to me what you typed. >> Cust: o ' r e i l l y >> Tech: You have to take out the apostrophe. >> Cust: But that's how you spell his name! >> >> Loop for 30 minutes with no resolution. >> >> ~Seth >> >
