Wayne Pendragon Owens

Wayne was born at a very early age and has not died yet, which is something he considers to be a bit of an achievement.

He joined Freemasonry in 2006, went into the chair for the first time in 2011, and started giving talks across several Provinces in early 2017, before joining NWAMS as a speaker in 2021.

He Is an accidentally established Masonic author and has had articles published in several Masonic and non-Masonic periodicals.

by Wayne Pendragon Owens

I am an Author, Freemason, Rosicrucian, Blood Biker, Widows Son, CodeNinja, Spod, Hacker, Son, Uncle, Brother, Man, AN INDIVIDUAL!

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12th April 2008

The Geek “Which came first?” Question

I’ve just finished re-watching the 1st season of “The I.T. Crowd“. I was reconfiguring a Laptop and needed something playing in the background.

Now one of the running jokes in the show is the answer-all response to all phone requests “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” As any of you who have had contact with Tech Support either as a customer or as a support technician will know this was a common question asked, which is why the joke made it into the show. (The show is mocking real life), Only now I have noticed a new trend, I have seen more and more Support Technicians (And senior Techie bods) use the same question response to customers and each other, but now as a “in” joke from the show, and if they think their witty cultural reference may be missed they throw in a “Have you tried shoving it up your arse?”.

Is the question now a Geek in-joke referencing The I.T. Crowd, or a common Support question that’s referenced in the show.

So my question is. Which came first the comment or the joke.