Stupid People

Kelsenellenelvian · Oct 7, 2002, 03:33 AM

What are some of the stupidest things you have seen people do?

I saw a guy try to put a sound card in his pc while it was on, the fireworks were superb.

Dom · Oct 7, 2002, 04:42 PM

I pluged a foppy into the PS while the comp was on. Smelled bad, but the floppy's still good.

Zardon · Oct 7, 2002, 06:42 PM

ermmm, ive seen quite a few stupid things, how about seeing someone using a mouse upside down and wondering why it wasnt moving right.

Shaith · Oct 7, 2002, 06:54 PM

Or using the mouse for a foot pedal?

My personal favorite though has to be the "IT Administrator" hired by Prudential years ago, stolen away from Compaq (she claimed, I think she got fired for gross stupidity). Working with a PC one day. Trying to get it working. Getting frustrated, repeatedly flipping the power switch (they had big red switches back then) and getting no results.

I ask: "Is it plugged in?"

"Yes" she hisses.

After another 5 minutes of pounding (and keeping me from getting anything done) I walked over to observe a decided lack of power cords connected to the back of the machine. I removed a power cord from an unused dumb terminal, walked over, plugged it in, and to her chagrin, turned the PC on.

"It works better with AC power."

~~TIGER~~ · Oct 8, 2002, 04:54 PM

I saw some1 try 2 turn chicken on a BBQ with his fingers.
Daft Person

UberEdit: No need for that word thanks

Ryoko · Oct 9, 2002, 01:34 AM

someone trying to accelerate hard on a turn in rain with rear wheel drive... ended up doing a 180 in front of me and nearly causing a 4 car pileup.

Highwood · Oct 9, 2002, 02:44 AM

While I was in court one day a guy who had just been given a 7 sentence for armed robbery pulls out his wallet, flips it open like one of the communicators from the original Star Trek and says “Scotty beam me up there’s no intelligent life down here".
The entire court room bursts out laughing except for the judge, who's face turned a bright shade of red, and gave the guy one more year for contempt of court.

***craig5320*** · Oct 9, 2002, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Highwood
While I was in court one day a guy who had just been given a 7 sentence for armed robbery pulls out his wallet, flips it open like one of the communicators from the original Star Trek and says “Scotty beam me up there’s no intelligent life down here".
The entire court room bursts out laughing except for the judge, who's face turned a bright shade of red, and gave the guy one more year for contempt of court.

And I'd do it again!

~~TIGER~~ · Oct 10, 2002, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TIGER
I saw some1 try 2 turn chicken on a BBQ with his fingers.
Daft Person

UberEdit: No need for that word thanks

Wot word

Wot the hell am i getting checked 4 this time????????
God i give up

Rayder · Oct 12, 2002, 08:11 AM

I know a doofus that erased his system.ini file out of his PC and expected ME to fix it for him instantly! It was absolutely GONE!

I remember another dude back in the C64 days that was amazed that a program would still run when the disk was removed.

I knew a lady that had about 20 tasks running in the system tray(no kiddin') and wondered why her PC was so slow.

I knew a girl that expected me to live with her and watch her kids for her without "getting any"

I had a teacher in grade-school whom I regularly corrected her spelling on the black-board.

I live in Cleveland, Ohio. I know alot of stupid people. I mostly stay in the house nowadays.

Dom · Oct 12, 2002, 08:58 AM

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Originally posted by Rayder
I knew a girl that expected me to live with her and watch her kids for her without "getting any"

Wow! That is stupid, or perhaps insane. Unless it was your sister, than your insane.

Oct 7, 2002, 03:33 AM	#1
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Oct 7, 2002, 04:42 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I pluged a foppy into the PS while the comp was on. Smelled bad, but the floppy's still good.

Oct 7, 2002, 06:42 PM	#3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	ermmm, ive seen quite a few stupid things, how about seeing someone using a mouse upside down and wondering why it wasnt moving right.

Oct 7, 2002, 06:54 PM	#4
Shaith HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 916 Rep Power: 0	Or using the mouse for a foot pedal? My personal favorite though has to be the "IT Administrator" hired by Prudential years ago, stolen away from Compaq (she claimed, I think she got fired for gross stupidity). Working with a PC one day. Trying to get it working. Getting frustrated, repeatedly flipping the power switch (they had big red switches back then) and getting no results. I ask: "Is it plugged in?" "Yes" she hisses. After another 5 minutes of pounding (and keeping me from getting anything done) I walked over to observe a decided lack of power cords connected to the back of the machine. I removed a power cord from an unused dumb terminal, walked over, plugged it in, and to her chagrin, turned the PC on. "It works better with AC power."

Oct 8, 2002, 04:54 PM	#5
~~TIGER~~ BANNED Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: OLDHAM Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	I saw some1 try 2 turn chicken on a BBQ with his fingers. Daft Person UberEdit: No need for that word thanks

Oct 9, 2002, 01:34 AM	#6
Ryoko American Soldier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,725 Rep Power: 0	someone trying to accelerate hard on a turn in rain with rear wheel drive... ended up doing a 180 in front of me and nearly causing a 4 car pileup.

Oct 9, 2002, 02:44 AM	#7
Highwood Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 504 Rep Power: 0	While I was in court one day a guy who had just been given a 7 sentence for armed robbery pulls out his wallet, flips it open like one of the communicators from the original Star Trek and says “Scotty beam me up there’s no intelligent life down here". The entire court room bursts out laughing except for the judge, who's face turned a bright shade of red, and gave the guy one more year for contempt of court.

Oct 12, 2002, 08:11 AM	#10
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	I know a doofus that erased his system.ini file out of his PC and expected ME to fix it for him instantly! It was absolutely GONE! I remember another dude back in the C64 days that was amazed that a program would still run when the disk was removed. I knew a lady that had about 20 tasks running in the system tray(no kiddin') and wondered why her PC was so slow. I knew a girl that expected me to live with her and watch her kids for her without "getting any" I had a teacher in grade-school whom I regularly corrected her spelling on the black-board. I live in Cleveland, Ohio. I know alot of stupid people. I mostly stay in the house nowadays.