Percussive Maintenance: The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
Uninstalled: Euphemism for being fired. Heard on the voicemail of a vice president at a downsizing computer firm:
"You have reached the number of an uninstalled vice president. Please dial our main number and ask the operator for assistance."
Vulcan Nerve Pinch: The taxing hand position required to reach all the appropriate keys for certain commands. For instance, the warm re-boot for a Mac II computer involves simultaneously pressing the Control key, the Command key, the Return key, and the Power On key.
Yuppie Food Stamps: The ubiquitous $20 bills spewed out of ATMs everywhere. Often used when trying to split the bill after a meal: "We all owe $8 each, but all anybody's got is yuppie food stamps."
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