I walked up the stairwell to the entrance door at work today to find a sign, "Please use other door!".
There's a brightly coloured, very professional looking, sign on the printer to advise that it's now voice enabled, with user-friendly instructions: "Using Voiceover is Easy. 1.) Stand close to the printer 2.) Simply speak one of the following commands: "PRINT"; "COPY" or "SCAN" 3.) You may also speak additional information: "PRINT FIVE COPIES"; "COPY THIS TWO TIMES ON A4 PAPER".
I work with a bunch of hooligans ;). I can proudly say that I was not fooled by either message. But, as I sit right next to the printer, I can honestly say that there were at least two others that questioned: "Well, will it still work if I just hit the buttons? 'Cause I'm not going to talk to the printer....".
Kudos to whoever came up with the devious trickery. It was quite amusing.
So, tell me --- were you fooled today? Other than forgetting my watch and leaving my freshly brewed, piping hot travel mug full of coffee on the kitchen table, I managed to escape the foolery unscathed. Fortunately, I can finally say that the weekend is on the horizon, and a very long, VERY busy week is behind me. That's my tiny blessing for today!
Happy Friday!
*post title courtesy of the wonderful Matt Andersen lyric
1 comment:
As I read your post I imagined that your story would be about how when you said "print" it scanned instead. Apparently I'm a loser who will believe anything. I'm really glad I don't work with you - or I would have been mighty embarrassed today.
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