do you ever shout down inanimate objects?

[frylock]

Last night I blew my stack while trying to configure WEP on some wireless equipment that pops hooked me up with. After about 5 minutes of calling this equipment every name in the book, I finally got it to work. I'm convinced that I intimidated the thing into cooperating. Anytime one of my friends call me with technical problems, I always ask them if they've cussed the equipment out yet.

Does this method work for you?

[rene moon]

1. I yell at the TV alot

and when I am at work, the printer and the fax machine.

[xJlM]

5. I talk back to the TV

Which is why I don't watch it much (maybe an hour a week).

[LiberalVoice]

2. I think it works.

Sometimes when a program im running is messing up I hover the mouse over the "x" and it suddenly clears right up. Almost like it was threatened. Go Me!

[bif]

3. I yell at my computer and my car

all the time. They seem to listen.

[JitterbugPerfume]

4. my

Republican brother-in-law? Does that count?

[Brewman_Jax]

6. I shake my finger at them

especially misbehaving traffic lights.

[BiggJawn]

7. VCR Exorcisms...

Went to the News Service yesterday, where they had a machine that had "eaten" a tape. I put my hand on top of it and yell "The Power of Christ COMPELLS YOU!", just like Max Von Sydow.

Then I hit the "eject" button...
Machine worked perfectly.

[Syncronaut Seven]

13. Always keep one hand on the machine

your trying to fix. When it inexplicably begins to work, smugly announce "There, I knew that would do it", call it a day and go have a beer.

[felonious thunk]

8. I screamed at a pen today

I was angry at its insolence for running out of ink while I was trying to use it. I'm pretty sure it learned a valuable lesson.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Of Course! How Else Are They Going To Learn?

The Professor

[sweetheart]

10. the vacuum cleaner and most things

The other day, a cabinet door was not latching properly and i yelled at it to latch and when it did not, i went out to the shed and got a sledge hammer and smashed it.... :-) It was very satisfying.. and some day, i'm going to have to fix the broken thing...

I've been known to hammer inanimate objects that bump me while i'm walking about... especially ones that will not listen to stay off.... i know its silly, but such is the emotional critter.

[jimbo fett]

11. Do republicans count?

[Lady Freedom]

12. all the time!

Ever had 5 vcr's go out at once while you are on air??? You do alot of yelling!!!!

[Lizz612]

14. I coo at the computers

"Baby, why arn't you working?" I used to say to the iMac at home. I tend to call my laptop Honey, ie "Come on, Honey wake up." I started doing this to try to get my sister to cut down on the foul language she used to spew at the iMac, and it stuck.

[Terwilliger]

15. SHUUP! SHUUUUP!

:D