My neighbor works in the operations department in the
central office of a large bank. Employees in the field
call him when they have problems with their computers.
One night he got a call from a woman in one of the
branch banks who had this question: "I've got smoke
coming from the back of my terminal. Do you guys have
a fire downtown?"

Following the initiatives of the Afghan Taliban
government - which has banned kite-flying, TV
watching and wearing white socks - Iran is also
cracking down on its more decadent citizens.
Ayatollah Mohammed Yadzi has decreed that dog
walking is to be made illegal, saying that
taking dogs out onto the streets was 'a public
insult', as it was a blind imitation of Westerners.

This story allegedly happened late one night during bad weather. As heard 
over the tower radio:
Helicopter Pilot: "Roger, I'm holding at 3000 over >such-and-such< 
beacon".
Second voice: "NO! You can't be doing that! I'm holding at 3000 over that 
beacon!"
(brief pause, then first voice again): "You idiot, you're my co-pilot."