"The only problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back” is a jocular saying about troubleshooting. “The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back” was cited on a bumper sticker in 1989. Authorship of the saying is unknown.
“What’s the difference between an American and a computer?"/"An American doesn’t have troubleshooting” and “Why don’t developers carry guns?"/"They have troubleshooting” are other troubleshooting sayings.
26 December 1989, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, “Sea of requests floods mailbox” by Allen Rose, pg. E1:
Bumper sticker on Merritt Island: “The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.”
Google Books
Linux Companion for System Administrators
By Jochen Hein
Harlow, England: Addison-Wesley
1999
Pg. 461:
The only trouble with troubleshooting is that the trouble shoots back.
Anonymous troubleshooter
Google Books
Perl Power!:
A jumpstart guide to programming in Perl 5
By Michael Schilli
Reading, MA: Addison Wesley
1999
Pg. 140:
“The trouble with troubleshooting is that the trouble shoots back”,
uTest (Software Testing Blog)
16 Great Quotes For Software Testers
Posted on 01/14/2011 in Testing Trends by Mike Brown
Presented without further comment, in no particular order:
“The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.” – Author Unknown
Mae West
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Mae West: Trouble Shoots Back
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In “Courting Mae West,” Texas Guinan [vividly portrayed in NYC during The Fresh Fruit Fest in July 2008 by Eileen Glenn] visits Mae West [dynamically portrayed in July 2008 by Yvonne Sayers] backstage at the Royale Theatre on 1 October 1928 to warn her about the raid.
• • MAE WEST: Tex, isn’t there a way to trouble-shoot this?
• • TEXAS GUINAN: Honey child, the problem
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The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back. ~Author Unknown #Quotes
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Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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