Jargon\ Shock

Jargon\ Shock
If someone wants you to anwser a technical question, and you don't really want to anwser, you spew technical jargon at her until she gives up and goes away.

Dumb person: How do we install an operating system?

Tech guy: To accomplish that we'd have to take down the server, flash the CMOS, pull the Level 2 Cache, Zap the P-RAM, and defrag all the hard drives on IDE busses one and two. Dumb guy: Ahh! Jargon shock! Run away. Run away.


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