Mouse Balls

[SoCalDem]

Mouse Balls

I don't know how they wrote this with a straight face. This apparently was a real memo sent at a computer company to its employees in all seriousness. This memo is from an unnamed computer company. It went to all field engineers about a computer peripheral problem. The author of this memo was quite serious. The engineers rolled on the floor! (Especially note last sentence!)

Mouse balls are now available as FRU (Field Replacement Unit.) Therefore, if a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement.

Because of the delicate nature of this procedure, replacement of mouse balls should only be attempted by properly trained personnel. Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by examining the underside of the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and harder than foreign balls.

Ball removal procedures differ depending upon the manufacture of the mouse. Foreign balls can be replaced using the pop-off method. Domestic balls are replaced by using the twist-off method.

Mouse balls are not usually static-sensitive. However, excessive handling can result in sudden discharge.

Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used immediately.

It is recommended that each replacer have a pair of spare balls for maintaining optimum customer satisfaction.

Any customer missing his balls should contact the local personnel in charge of removing and replacing these necessary items.

[LastKnight]

1. funniest freakin thing all week NT

[baldguy]

2. Proper hygene is essential.

You should clean your mouse balls regularly. Then your mouse will be healthier and happier!

[LastKnight]

3. this is true

my mouse balls gets dusty very quickly, and as a result my mouse's proformance is drasticly decreased lol

-LK

[BurtWorm]

4. I gotta have a cigarette after that.

:smoke:

[kanrok]

5. So, how do you smell moth balls?

Do you hold them up by their wings?

[dweller]

6. LOL, just get a laser mouse

their aim is true.

dp

[Interrobang]

9. In the circles I run in, optical mice are known as...

..."females" -- because they don't have any balls.

Sad but true. Welcome to the geeky side of life. :)

[Don_G]

7. Well, Technically True

But I've always my Mice aware of the benefits of not having a service cat nearby.

[regnaD kciN]

8. Old., old, old...

As snopes.com points out, this joke has been floating around since at least 1989, usually attributed to IBM's service department. The people at snopes don't know if this memo ever existed or not but, if it did, they are convinced it was a joke from the get-go. As time has gone on, the memo has changed a bit in the telling -- the version on their website begins with:

If a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement.

and concludes with the classic

Please keep in mind that a customer without properly working balls is an unhappy customer.

http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/mouse.htm

[dbt]

10. Even older:

Q: Why do mice have such small balls?

A: Because very few mice know how to dance!

:evilgrin:
dbt