I learn a lot watching my inlaws surf the internet - GoFuckYourself.com

Sarah_Jayne · 03-02-2009, 08:12 AM

Most of the people I know are pretty tech and internet savy. Even my own parents have a decent sized clue. My in laws, however, would have trouble doing much on a computer and/or the internet if they didn't have a lot of hand holding on it.

They live a few hours away and every now and then my husband gets a "help me" phone call from one of them regarding their computer or the internet.

Last night we had a classic.

It went like this:

Mom in Law: Help, I can't use my computer!

Husband: What is wrong with it this time?

Mom In Law: I have a huge virus warning thing taking up the whole screen and it won't close.

Husband: What did you do?

Mom In Law: Nothing, I was on google (the whole web is google to her) and this thing popped up and said I had a virus and I needed to put my password in and it would fix it.

Husband: What password?

Mom In Law: My password...but it won't take it and the screen won't go away

Husband: WHAT Password!? You shouldn't be putting a password into anything.

Mom In Law: But it says I have to put it in or I have a virus in my windows.

Husband: Windows? Mum, what does the virus screen say. Read it to me.

Mom In Law: It says my copy of Vista Windows has a virus.

Husband: Mum, you have a Mac.

Every time I wonder how people fall for spam I will play this conversation in my head.

Sid70 · 03-02-2009, 08:31 AM

num num

pixovore · 03-02-2009, 08:41 AM

TyroneGoldberg · 03-02-2009, 08:43 AM

what's their email address?

lol

HorseShit · 03-02-2009, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TyroneGoldberg

what's their email address?

lol

best picture ever

Sarah_Jayne · 03-02-2009, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TyroneGoldberg

what's their email address?

lol

tranza · 03-02-2009, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TyroneGoldberg

what's their email address?

lol

Sarah_Jayne · 03-02-2009, 10:28 AM

I am just glad they never call asking for help with porn sites.

woj · 03-02-2009, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TyroneGoldberg

what's their email address?

lol

D Ghost · 03-02-2009, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

Mom In Law: It says my copy of Vista Windows has a virus.

Husband: Mum, you have a Mac.

lmfao

chelis · 03-02-2009, 11:32 AM

It cracked me up!

Bored · 03-02-2009, 11:35 AM

"do you sell color printers?"

- "yes"

"could i get one in blue"

John-ACWM · 03-02-2009, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TyroneGoldberg

what's their email address?

lol

_Richard_ · 03-02-2009, 11:52 AM

yea.. makes me wonder sometimes haha

undersoul · 03-02-2009, 11:57 AM

must be fun

Ross · 03-02-2009, 12:06 PM

My mum is terrible with her computer too. She's getting better, she can now use MSN which is a pain in the ass since I never get rid of her now.

Honez · 03-02-2009, 12:10 PM

LOL! Wow.

I finally got my parents off of AOL.

UFGators2007 · 03-02-2009, 12:19 PM

They aren't even my in-laws and that hurt. Poor you.

raymor · 03-02-2009, 12:34 PM

If you take the conversation between the mom and husband and
simply replace the word "computer" with "web site", it sounds like
the average conversation between me and a typical webmaster -
"Help, I can't use my web site ... " ;)
How to NOT be the subject of a similar tread on webhostingtalk.com :

> Mom in Law: Help, I can't use my computer!

Don't say "my site doesn't work" - be specific.
Also maybe mention WHICH of your 12 sites you're talking about.

> Husband: What did you do?

> Mom In Law: Nothing.

Yes, you were doing something, and we'll eventually figure out what, but if
we have to take an hour to figure it out we'll probably bill you for that hour, so
just tell us what you did or were doing.

> Husband: What password?

> Mom In Law: My password...but it won't take it and the screen won't go away

> Husband: WHAT Password!? You shouldn't be putting a password into anything.

> Mom In Law: But it says ...

Answer the damn question! We don't ask you questions just for fun - we need
the answer in order to help you.

> Husband: Windows? Mum, what does the virus screen say. Read it to me.

> Mom In Law: It says my copy of Vista Windows has a virus.

Maybe you should have told us what the error message was in the
FIRST email so we could have diagnosed the problem immediately.
That would save you from a frustrating email exchange, and save you
from being the subject of a "dumb users" post on another board.

03-02-2009, 08:12 AM	#1
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	I learn a lot watching my inlaws surf the internet Most of the people I know are pretty tech and internet savy. Even my own parents have a decent sized clue. My in laws, however, would have trouble doing much on a computer and/or the internet if they didn't have a lot of hand holding on it. They live a few hours away and every now and then my husband gets a "help me" phone call from one of them regarding their computer or the internet. Last night we had a classic. It went like this: Mom in Law: Help, I can't use my computer! Husband: What is wrong with it this time? Mom In Law: I have a huge virus warning thing taking up the whole screen and it won't close. Husband: What did you do? Mom In Law: Nothing, I was on google (the whole web is google to her) and this thing popped up and said I had a virus and I needed to put my password in and it would fix it. Husband: What password? Mom In Law: My password...but it won't take it and the screen won't go away Husband: WHAT Password!? You shouldn't be putting a password into anything. Mom In Law: But it says I have to put it in or I have a virus in my windows. Husband: Windows? Mum, what does the virus screen say. Read it to me. Mom In Law: It says my copy of Vista Windows has a virus. Husband: Mum, you have a Mac. Every time I wonder how people fall for spam I will play this conversation in my head.

03-02-2009, 08:31 AM	#2
Sid70 Downshifter Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Road trip Posts: 16,413	num num __________________ Русня, идите нахуй!

03-02-2009, 08:41 AM	#3
pixovore Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,128	__________________ 80% Revshare or 30$ PPS on $1 trials: 200 Niches = Vidz.com Galleries / FLVs / Embeds 3 & 5mins FLVs \| RSS & Tube Feeds \| Matching Thumbs \| FLV Browser & Exporter \| No Prechecked Xsales >> Mobile Redirection Script: mobile.vidz.com also paying 80% net Lifetime << ICQ: 198-394-557

03-02-2009, 11:35 AM	#12
Bored Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,011	"do you sell color printers?" - "yes" "could i get one in blue" __________________ If Satan Wore a Hairpeice, there would be HELL TOUPEE!! HTML Porn pbbc fo li

03-02-2009, 11:57 AM	#15
undersoul Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: underground Posts: 1,212	must be fun __________________ RIP TD

03-02-2009, 08:43 AM	#4
TyroneGoldberg Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,081	what's their email address? lol

03-02-2009, 10:28 AM	#8
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	I am just glad they never call asking for help with porn sites.

03-02-2009, 11:32 AM	#11
chelis Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montevideo Posts: 620	It cracked me up!

03-02-2009, 11:52 AM	#14
_Richard_ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 30,989	yea.. makes me wonder sometimes haha

03-02-2009, 12:06 PM	#16
Ross Ik ben een aap Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Traffic Force Towers, Canada! Posts: 18,874	My mum is terrible with her computer too. She's getting better, she can now use MSN which is a pain in the ass since I never get rid of her now.

03-02-2009, 12:10 PM	#17
Honez Confirmed Brat Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 6,636	LOL! Wow. I finally got my parents off of AOL. __________________ Your Paysite Partner Hone at YourPaysitePartner dot Com Skype - Stressmonkey

03-02-2009, 12:19 PM	#18
UFGators2007 Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,739	They aren't even my in-laws and that hurt. Poor you. __________________ "I use the Google to pull up maps."

03-02-2009, 12:34 PM	#19
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	If you take the conversation between the mom and husband and simply replace the word "computer" with "web site", it sounds like the average conversation between me and a typical webmaster - "Help, I can't use my web site ... " ;) How to NOT be the subject of a similar tread on webhostingtalk.com : > Mom in Law: Help, I can't use my computer! Don't say "my site doesn't work" - be specific. Also maybe mention WHICH of your 12 sites you're talking about. > Husband: What did you do? > Mom In Law: Nothing. Yes, you were doing something, and we'll eventually figure out what, but if we have to take an hour to figure it out we'll probably bill you for that hour, so just tell us what you did or were doing. > Husband: What password? > Mom In Law: My password...but it won't take it and the screen won't go away > Husband: WHAT Password!? You shouldn't be putting a password into anything. > Mom In Law: But it says ... Answer the damn question! We don't ask you questions just for fun - we need the answer in order to help you. > Husband: Windows? Mum, what does the virus screen say. Read it to me. > Mom In Law: It says my copy of Vista Windows has a virus. Maybe you should have told us what the error message was in the FIRST email so we could have diagnosed the problem immediately. That would save you from a frustrating email exchange, and save you from being the subject of a "dumb users" post on another board. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids Last edited by raymor; 03-02-2009 at 12:39 PM..