I can't believe the dumb@$$ did that!!!

**ephmynus** · November 9th, 2001, 03:47 PM

Okay, so I sold a case to a guy and he's been emailing me asking tons of questions. This guy had emailed me asking how to connect the power switch to the motherboard. This seemed kinda odd because he was building his own computer in the case that I sold him but I wouldn't put anything past anyone these days. I didn't really want to give this guy a bunch of free support but I'm nice when it comes to the smaller questions. So I wrote back telling him that it needs to be hooked from the switch to the motherboard with the connectors provided and if he has any problems to consult his motherboard documentation. Apparently, he had already hooked the line from the switch to the motherboard but just didn't get the concept that it could turn on this way since it wasn't hooked directly to the power supply (Maybe the last puter that he built was an AT) So, in his latest correspondence, he tells me that he spliced wires from the two lines leading from the switch to the motherboard and connected the other end to two wires from the power supply (he cut off one of the molex connectors) Needless to say, he wasn't too happy to get 300 watts shooting straight into his arms because he forgot to unplug the power supply first. Where do we get 'em and why haven't they figured out that they can make great money as politicians yet.

**Stalemate** · November 9th, 2001, 04:05 PM

That is one scary user!

I mean, we do get the occasional misfit who tries to troubleshoot his PC and ends up calling us to save it from total destruction, but this...

...this is just downright dangerous!

Darwin Award candidate if ever there was one

**MacGyver** · November 9th, 2001, 04:59 PM

Don't you have to die in the stupid act in order to qualify for a darwin award?

**ilovetheusers** · November 9th, 2001, 05:26 PM

Ya know, I thought at first that he may have meant the switch on the wall. Might be funny if one of them hooked that up right to the motherboard. "What's that burning smell?"

**ßracius** · November 9th, 2001, 05:52 PM

I wonder if he emits a beep code when he is using the microwave?

**Stalemate** · November 9th, 2001, 05:53 PM

[quote]Originally posted by MacGyver:
Don't you have to die in the stupid act in order to qualify for a darwin award?

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Yup. I should have said "potential" candidate

But there are exceptions being made for those who, even though managing to survive their own stupidity, render themselve unable to procreate!

**Budd** · November 9th, 2001, 06:50 PM

[quote]Originally posted by adept:


Yup. I should have said "potential" candidate

But there are exceptions being made for those who, even though managing to survive their own stupidity, render themselve unable to procreate!<hr></blockquote>

as long as you are unable to reproduce you are eligble for a darwin award.
death or castration = darwin award

**Papa Smurf** · November 12th, 2001, 06:58 AM

I'm glad to see I'm not the only tech with the Goldeneye Kid syndrome.

Cheers
Papa"Nice N Crispy"Smurf

**senectus** · November 12th, 2001, 07:03 AM

Mein Gott!
The gene pool needs a little Chlorine!

Spelling is a minor worry late at night after getting over the thrill of a new Linux distro :-P

**Garak** · November 12th, 2001, 07:24 AM

[quote]Originally posted by senectus:
Mine Gott!
The gene pool needs a little Chlorine!<hr></blockquote>

chlorine??? being a little nice there aint u,
i mean, jeeeez how thick do they get??

**CodeDragon** · November 12th, 2001, 09:14 AM

mein Gott, den meine Hose hat explodiert

Sorry, getting carried away there.

Ever wondered how KFC and MacDonalds cope when their meat supplies are low?... No you know.
These guys are paid to be stupid I'm sure.

Cad

**ephmynus** · November 15th, 2001, 02:55 PM

Man, he STILL hasn't emailed me back yet.... I'm starting to get worried about him. I think I'm gonna have to go pick up Robert Stack and take a ride over there.

**MacGyver** · November 15th, 2001, 03:20 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Aplustech:
Man, he STILL hasn't emailed me back yet.... I'm starting to get worried about him. I think I'm gonna have to go pick up Robert Stack and take a ride over there.<hr></blockquote>

Forget Robert Stack, you should take Quincy, DaVinci, and the crew from C.S.I.

(TV Coroners)