# Here is why your printer is broken. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875 "2008-11-21T17:57:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Libre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85e7bf/32.png) [@Libre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Libre)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/1 "2008-11-21T17:57:47Z")
Over the past 8 years or so, I’ve purchased 4 or 5 brand new laser printers for my home office. It seems like they last for about a year or two, then they start to crap out and for some reason I can’t get them to work. I’ve asked around, and a surprising number of my friends have had to deal with the same frustrating issue. Well, after literally dozens of hours of searching, I’ve finally found out what is most likely happening. [Check it out](http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/PerthPurplePenguin/vids/?action=view¤t=cvUMHvLZ.flv), it might save you a ton of money in the future. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/2 "2008-11-21T18:10:03Z")
Hysterical! My printer makes the same little da-dum noise when it’s trying to tell me something. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/3 "2008-11-21T18:15:25Z")
I can has document feeder? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/4 "2008-11-21T18:20:33Z")
Cat was just doing what cats do. [Link](http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_mouse_printer_jam.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/5 "2008-11-21T18:40:22Z")
I had a cat who used to stomp on my answering machine every time it made a noise. Cats can be hard on the electronics, no doubt about it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/6 "2008-11-21T20:17:20Z")
That white cat has definitely been inside that printer… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/7 "2008-11-21T20:30:03Z")
My cats have never been quite that fascinated with my printer. I _will_ say that I’ve watched that clip over a dozen times now, and it _never_ stops being funny! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/8 "2008-11-21T21:32:05Z")
From the comments of the video: [dees be confidenshul. i shred dem er u.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY6bTya095c&NR=1) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-is-why-your-printer-is-broken/473875/9 "2008-11-21T21:44:53Z")
I forgot about Jim’s cat - she’s fascinated with the dvd player tray. She would like very much to pounce on it when it’s going in or out.