Sure, rebels and stormtroopers do all the dying in the Star Wars franchise, but it’s the IT people who keep the Death Stars running. Here’s to them; for 40 years, they’ve worked tirelessly…and never even gotten a medal from Princess Leia.
(Once you’re through here, check out our ongoing appreciation of all things Star Wars … including, yes, even the worker droids.)
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Oh. Hello Mr. Binks. Again. I’m going to put you on hold for a moment while I access your account.
… now select, “restore to factory settings.” That’ll shut him right up for you.
Great. You WILL participate in quick five-minute survey to let us know about your experience.
Actually, it’s a really, REALLY big outage. I apologize for the inconvenience.
… into an exhaust port? On the Death Star? No worries. You’re fine.
Ha! Get it? Force-quit? Oh. You got it the first time. Cool, cool.
C-3PO? Whining, you say? That’s not a bug. It’s a feature.
Have you checked to see if your moisture vaporator is plugged in, sir?
I’m obligated to let you know that this call is being recorded for quality assurance.
Use by a Wookiee automatically voids a warranty. Even that. Yes, even that. Pretty much any use by a Wookiee.
… we no longer provide support for Old Republic software.
Can you provide me with the VIN number on your TIE Fighter?
The cartridges on that blaster are discontinued. Please don’t kill me.
Let me put you on hold while I confirm that this is, in fact, the droid you’re looking for.
Or just disk drive. Disk drive is cool, too.
We recommend Carbonite. Preserves anything.
I’m afraid there is no way pair your laptop with your AT-AT.
…it’s cool. The IT guy’ll just be back there … making sure the rebellion has enough data storage.
