This was on a mailing list and thought I should publish it here for posterity.
(Tech Support | California, USA)"
Caller: 'I need to report a very serious computer crime! The local university
is running an illegal computer system!'
Me: 'Could you please repeat that'
Caller: 'The local university is running an illegal computer system! They've
hacked it!'
Me: 'How could you tell they'd hacked it'
Caller: 'Well, when it booted, it didn???t say Windows or Microsoft or
anything! It said something about Deviant Linux, I think, and the main
screen looked nothing like my good, legal Windows screen at home!
I think they hacked that, too!'
Me: 'Do you mean Debian Linux'
Caller: 'Yes, that! Is it some sort of computer mafia or something'
Me: 'Uh, no, it's just a different operating system. Nothing to worry about.'
Caller: 'But it's illegal! It's not Microsoft, not even Windows! They're on a
normal Microsoft computer, so they're breaking the law! I think they stole
my identity when I came in the building! I'm calling the FBI!' *hangs up*
