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Cabbbage

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO SEE THIS YOU ARE PAST THIS STAGE

This is really scary,when you think about it.There really are people out there who would loss in a head to head quiz with a cabbage.

I would put this off as being one of those folk tales if I were not trying to do acceptance testing on some software which I believe was designed by the caller.

Ridge Hall Computer assistant; "May I help you?"
     "Yes, well I`m having trouble with WordPerfect"
"What sort of trouble?"
     "Well I was just typing along, and all a sudden the words went away."
"Want away?"
     "They disappeared."
"Hmm. So what does your sceen look like now?"
     "Nothing."
"Nothing."
     "It`s blank; it won`t accept anything when I type."
"Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?"
     "How do I tell?"
[Uh-oh. Well ,let`s give it a try anyway.]
"Can you see the C:/ prompt on the screen?"
      "What`s a sea-prompt?"
[Uh-huh, thought so. Let`s try a different tack.]
"Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on the screen?"
      "There isn`t and cursor I told you, it won`t accept anything I type."
[Ah-at least s/he knows what a cursor is.Sound like a hardware problem. I wonder if S/he kicked out his/her monitor power plug.]
"Does your monitor have a power indicator?"
      "What a monitor?"
"It`s the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it`s on?"
      "I don`t know."
"Well, then look on the back of the montor and find where the power cord goes into it.Can you see that?"
    [sound of rusting and josting] [pause] "Yes,I think so."
"Great! Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it`s plugged into the wall."
[pause] "Yes it is."
[hmm. Well, that`s interesting I doubt s/he would have accidentally turn it off,and I don`t want to send him/her hunting for the power switch because I don`t know what kind of monitor s/he has and it`s bound to have more then one switch on it. Mebe the the vidio cable is loose or something.]
"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?"
     "No."
"Well, there are. I there are I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."
[muffled]"Okay, here its is."
"Follow it for me, and tell me if it`s plugged securely into back of your computer."
[still muffied]"I can`t reach."
"Uh huh. Well can you see if it is?"
[clear again]"No."
"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?"
     "Oh, it`s not because I don`t have the right angle-it`s because it`s dark."
"Dark?"
      "Yes-the office light is off, and the only light I have have is coming in from window."
"Well ,turn on the office light then."
      "I can`t."
"No? Why not"
      "Because of the power outage."
"A power--!?!"[AAAAAAARGH!]
"A power outage? Aha! Okay,we`we got it licked now.Do you still have the boxes and manual and packing stuff you computer came in?"
       "Well, yes I keep them in the closet."
"Good! Go get them,and pack it just like it was when you got it.Then take it back to the store you bought it from."
      "Really? Is that bad?"
"Yes I`m afraid it is."
     " Well , all right then ,I suppose. What do I tell them?"
"Tell them You`re TOO STUPID TO OWN A COMPUTER!"[slam]