Where's my Floppy Disk?

He stood there - his arms full of flexible plastic sleeves and hard plastic covers - eager to use the new computer in his office. Sitting at the desk, stacks of plastic antiques at this elbows, he powers up the shiny computer (it even smelled powerful), the LCD screen flashed 'Windows 7', and with great anticipation, he entered his logon ID and password.

Let's see - DVD R/W slot -check, USB ports on the front and back panels - check, media reader/writer - check, Floppy disk - ch --- what the heck! Where's the floppy disk?

(Frantically dials IT help desk, waits, waits, waits, Voice mail! WHAT THE HECK! Frantically dials IT help desk a second time - waits, waits, waits, Voice Mail!! WHAT THE HECK!)

And as serendipitous events often lead to brilliant insights (but not in this case), he spies one of the IT geek-nics walking past his office door, and in a less than inglorious tone states HEY YOU! WHERE THE HECK IS MY FLOPPY DISK! 


OK - just a couple of courtesy rules here:  first it is extremely bad form at any time of the day to yell out to a passing IT guy, do they yell out to you HEY YOU! WHERE'S MY PAYCHECK!, second:  didn't you get the memo - floppy disks are so passe! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2803487/PC-World-announces-the-end-of-the-floppy-disk.html

But, our plucky IT guy is a true professional, and quips, "Yeah, they are stacked there on your desk! and oh yeah, you can buy a USB floppy disk if you really need it, but IT doesn't support them on the computers anymore." and strolls calmly on, secretly grinning to himself about the secret stash of floppy disks in his office closet and of the upcoming future budgetary negotiations with the few remaining die hard floppy disk addicts! (Cue evil laugh and exit.)