Office Space

[lux_nunchucks]

We have an old HP Laserjet printer which today displayed the message:

PC Load Letter

"What the fuck is PC Load Letter?!"

I had to laugh.

"I'm a people person! I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to! What the hell is wrong with you people!"

What a week it's been at this shop. I discovered new vices: coffee and cigarettes.

[prepress_goddess]

I just googled it

"PC" stands for "Paper Cassette", and is the part of the printer that holds paper. Letter is the standard paper size (8.5x11 inches) in the United States and Canada. "Load", in this context, is roughly synonymous with "refill." In short, the phrase means that there is no letter-sized paper in the paper tray. As that does not fit on the 16 or 32 character status display, the shorter version of the request is output to the screen.

The message is entirely obscure to users in most countries because the word 'letter' is not associated with paper size, A4 being the standard instead. Even if told that the printer needs more paper, it is difficult for users to understand why an A4 printer would use the word 'letter'.

[lux_nunchucks]

If you haven't seen the classic film Office Space then you would have no idea what I was referring to...

But now I know what it stands for!

[Cory]

I swear I run quotes of office space in my head daily..

"i've got a meeting with the Bob's"

[prepress_goddess]

i love that movie! i wore out my vhs copy.

how much "Flair" do you were?

[SlaveToTheMan]

Hello sir, my name is Steve. 8)

[happster]

Bob Slydell: You see, what we're trying to do is get a feeling for how people spend their time at work so if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for you?

Peter Gibbons: Yeah.

Bob Slydell: Great.

Peter Gibbons: Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door - that way Lumbergh can't see me, heh - after that I sorta space out for an hour.

Bob Porter: Da-uh? Space out?

Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

[prepress_goddess]

yeahhhhhhhhhhh. if you could come in on saturday, that would be great.

[scannerdude]

Where's my red stapler!

[jason]

"If things go well, I might be showin' her my OOOOO face!"

:lol: :lol: