A man in the US city of Colorado Springs faces police action after becoming so frustrated with his computer that he took it outside and shot it eight times, police say. "He was having technology problems, so he took it to the back alley and destroyed it," http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32407688
I have felt like that several times myself- Reminded me of the John Cleese sketch where he thrashes his car with a tree when it wont start
I found my ex kicking her tower around the room once. I went and sat in the lounge until it was all over, then took her for an evening out. I am now with someone else
A bloke used to work on the IT Helpdesk in my office a few years back, in the days of the CRT screens (not flat-screens). Sometimes, when taking calls from users who clearly were notIT literate and unable to follow his instructions, he would calmly ask them to bear with him, as he would have to put them on hold for a moment. Then, with the phone safely on 'mute', he would go bright red, stand up, grab his screen, with all the wires trailing and hold it aloft, shaking it, as if to throw it across the office, whilst growling obscenities under his breath and hissing. After a few seconds he would then replace (and reconnect) his workstation, take the customer off hold and calmly say 'sorry about that, now - try this ......' and carry on with the call, maintaining a professional telephone manner at all times. Legend! He no longer works there.
