# Need help finding a classic rant (not SDMB)

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-classic-rant-not-sdmb/365151
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [July 19, 2006, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-classic-rant-not-sdmb/365151 "2006-07-19T11:15:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2006, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-classic-rant-not-sdmb/365151/1 "2006-07-19T11:15:12Z")

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Some years ago, someone here posted a link to a very creative rant, a letter written to some tech support or consumer service at some big company in England. Among other things, the writer accused the staff of scratching balls (or bollocks?) instead of helping costumers. The whole thing was a couple of paragraphs long and made the rounds as internet humor at the time.

Anyone remember this and can point me to it?

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### Author: ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-classic-rant-not-sdmb/365151/2 "2006-07-19T14:04:22Z")

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Not this one?  
[Australian mine planner’s letter expresses frustration at his difficulty in obtaining replacement parts for a Nissan-manufactured bus. [Snopes]](http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/nissan.asp)

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### Author: ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-classic-rant-not-sdmb/365151/3 "2006-07-19T15:30:17Z")

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Sorry, no. This was a guy in England and he wrote complaining about something I remember as being abot telecom, ISP or computer. Some hi-tech outfit.

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### Author: ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-classic-rant-not-sdmb/365151/4 "2006-07-19T15:43:11Z")

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[http://www.chrisabraham.com/2005/11/uk\_as\_complaint.php](http://www.chrisabraham.com/2005/11/uk_as_complaint.php)

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### Author: ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-classic-rant-not-sdmb/365151/5 "2006-07-19T20:43:38Z")

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> [@Lamar Mundane](#):
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> [http://www.chrisabraham.com/2005/11/uk\_as\_complaint.php](http://www.chrisabraham.com/2005/11/uk_as_complaint.php)

THAT’S IT.

_“I alleviated the boredom by playing with my testicles for a few minutes - an activity at which you are no-doubt both familiar and highly adept.”_

Beautiful. Poetic.