What OS?

Someone I know that works as an Easy Tech at Staples related this telephone conversation he had with a lady who called regarding a problem with her computer:

"What OS are you using?"
"Osicks"
pause
"Osicks? Oh, you mean OS Ten?"
"No, it is O-S-X".
"Yes, mam. That is OS X, it's pronounced O-S-ten, the X is a Roman Numeral for the number 10."
"What's a Roman Numeral?"
So he goes on to explain what a Roman Numeral is.
Finally, "Can you fix my computer?"
"No, mam. We don't work on Macs."

Sort of reminds me of one of apple's slogans (think different), it's a shame people don't think at all nowadays!

Corazon said:

What a sorry example of the current state of education...How do you not know Roman numerals

Maybe she has never been to Italy..................

Good job he didn't say O SEX!

I've got a Roman nose, I've been told it's roamin' all over my face.

I do believe the world is going quite insane though.

To give you an idea of how standards have slipped, prospective teachers in the UK are being allowed to resit basic literacy and numeracy tests up to 37 times in an effort to get them qualified to go into the classroom.

I despair, I really do.

After all, we all know there are three types of statisticians: those who can count and those who can't.

Corazon said:

Scientist: "We can demonstrate that the average human being only uses a third of his or her brain."

Reporter: "So how does one use the other third?"

Fuse all four halves together.

The top half and the bottom half.
The back half and the front half.

Thus four! Logic is great!