The life of the IT Stooge can be v. frustrating.

On one hand, we do know better than you. Fine. Granted. We generally can get you out of a jam. That doesn't, however, make us mythic omnipotent beings. It's not like the effing manual is printed in Greek either. Unless you derive some adolescent power trip from expertise, most people in this industry end up trying to avoid everyone else. You're either a geek or v. rude, and who wants to put up with that? I just wish users would think a little before hitting the IT panic button. The day you happily shove your common sense into the fires of techno-phobia is a dark and grisly day for all concerned.

"Hey IT guys! Here is the latest penis enlargement email that I've received! Thought you should now about it!"

"Hey IT guys! I'm work thousands of miles away from you, I'm having non-specific problems with my computer, can you fix it? BTW I'm CCing my Manager because I'm a fucking @#@%@##. Cheers!"

"Hey IT guys! I know that you told me that I bought the wrong fucking cord for my PDA, politely pointed me towards the manual where it explicitly states that I bought the wrong fucking cord for my PDA, and generally wasted a lot of time on my personal shit, but could you go ahead and give my friend administrator rights on my computer so that he can try? Thanks!"

Just got to keep laughing...
el Jefe