ARE YOU READY FOR A LAUGH??

i consider myself a fairly intelligent being.........and though often stubborn, i usually read the directions before attempting something, especially something mechanical or electronic.

as i have mentioned before, i recently purchased a scanner/copier/photodocking system with digital camera.  last sunday i officially opened the box and successfully set up the system.  i even connected it to the computer via a usb cable i already had, saving me the money of buying one.

one of my co-workers asked me what my kitty looked like, and i decided when i got home i was going to run a copy of a picture of her off my computer onto the copier.  after supper i sat down in front of my computer, located the cutest picture of my coatiebug, set up everything to print, turned on the copier/printer, hit "print" and NOTHING.  i checked everything again.  i pushed buttons on the copier/printer and on the computer.  still NOTHING.  then, i decided to read the directions.  i know, i know.

ok, i followed each step and checked it off that it was done and done correctly.  then, i waited...........NOTHING!!!!  after 45 minutes of true exasperation, i buried my head in my hands.  as i was raising my head back up from my hands, i noticed a small plug connected to a cable staring me in the face like a snake...........the usb cable.  it wasn't plugged into the computer..............DUH!!!! 

needless to say............i got my picture printed................

sigh...................