Author: Dr Wingnut

  • Strange? But True?

    Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy.Dr. Seuss and Kurt Vonnegut went to college together. They were even in the same fraternity, where Seuss decorated the fraternity house walls with drawings of his strange characters.The Les Nessman character on…

  • STRESS MANAGEMENT

    Picture yourself near a stream…Birds are singing in the crisp, cool mountain air…Nothing can bother you here…No one knows this secret place…You are in total seclusion from that place called the world…The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity…The water is clear…You can easily make out the face…

  • Summer in Arizona!

    You know you are in ARIZONA when:You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water.You can say 110 degrees without fainting.You eat hot chilies to cool your mouth off.You can make instant sun tea.You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a bit chilly.You…

  • Summer Lovin'

    … Sing the song below to the tune of "Summer Lovin'" from the musical "Grease".Bill:"Summer intern, had me a blast"Monica:"White house intern, happened so fast"Bill:"Met a girl, crazy for me"Monica:"Met the prez, down on my knees"Bill:"Summer days, sucking away, oh, but those summer nights"Investigation Committee:"Well, ah.. well, ah….well, ah. uhTell us more, tell us more"Linda…

  • Sweeping Up

    A young man, hired by a supermarket, reported for his first day of work.  The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and said, "Your first job will be to sweep out the store.""But I'm a college graduate." the young man replied indignantly."Oh, I'm sorry.  I didn't know…

  • Tech Support – Word Perfect

    This is a true story from the WordPerfect helpline.  Needless to say the helpdesk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently suing the WordPerfect organization for" Termination without Cause".Actual dialog of a former Wordperfect Customer Support employee:"Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you?""Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect.""What sort of trouble?""Well, I was…

  • TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOTLINE

    Boss: "You submitted the lowest bid to run our new technical support hotline, Mister Dogbert.  The other bidders would love to know how you plan to handle twelve thousand calls a day by yourself."Dogbert: "Tell them to call me."Scott AdamsNETWORK CONFUSIONMy husband works for a company which provides on-line services.  A caller to the tech…