Help desk humor

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Help desk humor is a genre of humor that arose toward the end of the 20th century in conjunction with the rise of the personal computer. With more common usage of computers came an accompanying rise in calls to help desks for troubleshooting and technical support. Help desk humor derives from the tension between knowledgeable "power users" who staff the help desks and the "unbelievably ignorant" users who call in, or the "incredibly stupid" tech support and the more knowledgeable users.

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• Archive of help desk humor stories
• Chronicles of George - a website discussing "George", a first line help desk technician. The site features a number of tickets raised by George, with commentary, and has been up since early 2001.
• Welcome to the Internet Helpdesk Comedy Video - a live stand-up comedy video of a help desk worker.
• Urban legend
• Please Laugh - clean jokes from Tomax7