I did the dead parrot sketch with Telus tech support

[TrogL]

I'm an electronic technician. I don't know how many multimeters I own. My security camera, supplied by Telus, quit working so I took it down off the pole, brought it inside and plugged it in. Nothing. No lights.

So I reached for the nearest multimeter and tested the 12 Volt power supply. Nothing. Checked the multimeter with a battery. It's fine.

Phone up Telus tech support, eventually get routed to the correct department.

TrogL: Hi I'm an electronic technician. My security camera is dead. Needs a new power supply.

Telus: I've logged into your system, the camera appears to be fine.

Trogl: Glad you think so, it's sitting on the car seat next to me.

Telus: Sometimes changing the position affects the WiFi.

TrogL: No. Stop reading from the script and listen. It is dead. IT HAS GONE TO MEET ITS MAKER.

Telus: We will need to send a technician to enter your house and check the wiring.

TrogL: No. Pay attention. It is an outdoor camera. Its power supply is dead. There is no voltage. IT IS DEAD. IT SLEEPS WITH THE FISHES. IT HAS GONE TO MEET ITS MAKER. IT IS A DEAD...errr...CAMERA.

He called his supervisor. They were unable to cope with just sending a power supply so they sent a new camera.

[intrepidity]

1. Sounds like a good result to me

[TrogL]

2. Did Monty Python live in vain?

[jmowreader]

7. The two funniest parts of that sketch

How John Cleese knew a dead parrot when he saw one but bought it anyway, and the horrified look on Michael Palin’s best girl’s face as the song unfolds.

[aggiesal]

3. I have only one thing to say about this ...

[littlemissmartypants]

4. I think it was the

Gone to meet its maker part that threw them off.

[KS Toronado]

5. Been in your shoes!

Too many companies hire kids at minimum wage and give them a "script" to read from believing
everybody is an idiot, did you plug it in?, is your electric bill paid?

[Bev54]

6. That is SO Telus support.