Just when you thought computer literate people could not be more condescending about those less fortunate computer illiterates, and I do mean that with a certain amount of sarcasm, they come out with even more printer, ink and cartridge jokes than one could possibly read in several micro-nano seconds of a life time. Well that took a long time did it not? What you say? You did not read all the jokes about printer, cartridges, ink and cartridge in several micro-nano seconds? Good, because I couldn't find any. I did, however run across the top five internet jokes about printers. Well, they are sort of funny anyway.

You have just received your new printer and the box looks damaged with a nice expensive printer inside. All looks hopeless throw out the box it will likely not work.

What will my printer warranty cover? Your mouse pad

When the office printer color started to look a little off the manager called the local repair shop. To the manager's surprise the clerk said that it would cost $50 but that he might try reading the manual and doing it himself. The manager replied in astonishment ?does your boss know that you discourage business that way? Yes, replied the clerk. It was his idea. We make more on repairs than cleanings if the owner tries to do it himself first.

A woman called tech support and said her computer couldn't find the printer. The tech asked, ?are you working under windows?? The woman replied ?no I'm near the door but the guy in the next cubical is working under a window and his printer works fine.?

The printer is comprised of three main parts; the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light.

When the printer still will not work after 20 tries; try sending the print job to all 100 printers in the office. One of them is bound to work.

The fact that these five jokes are about all I found in the reference of printer jokes it is a sad state of affairs. How are cartridge sales people supposed to open a conversation with the local ink sales guy.

Generally, there are only so many ways to say; have you heard the one about the cartridge, printer and ink sales guys that walked into a bar? And then come up with a punch line. I know that I sure as heck do not have one. But I'll tell you that if ink, cartridge and printer sales guys do walk into a bar I would want that punch line.

So, all you tech people with all those tech support questions and jokes, and all you managers that appear to be busy but are only using your drama degree get on the stick. My ink, cartridge and printer guys need a punch line and fast.

That's right and fast they can see the light coming and it is blue. Some of the tech guys say it fades to black but we all know about the dreaded blue screen don't we.